1. Matthew 6:30 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does it mean for disciples to have little faith?

Matthew 6:30 (ESV)

30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Little faith is a term which Jesus will use again (Matthew 8:26; Matthew 14:31; Matthew 16:8; Matthew 17:20). It does not refer to the absence of faith but a weak faith that is still learning to trust God.1 A weak faith shows itself in an undue anxiety that does not take note of the Father’s loving care (Matthew 10:19; Luke 10:41; Luke 12:11, Luke 12:22, Luke 12:26; Philippians 4:6).2