Matthew 17

I learned a couple things in this chapter that I never knew before:

This chapter starts with Jesus' transfiguation with Moses and Elijah at His sides - man, I bet that was something to see - the disiples were having a tendancy to want to worship all three so God says again, like at the baptism; "This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him."
It was prophesied in Mal 4: 5-6 that Elijah would come before sending the Messiah. John the Baptist was the prophesied Elijah, in that John came in the spirit and power of Elijah! The disciples knew it but the pharisees did not. Wow!
And...
Jesus wanted to pay the tax for He and Peter; they needed a shekel so He had Peter go fishing and take the first fish and open it's mouth and there he found a shekel! LOL Don't tell me God doesn't have a sense of humor!

...if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to the mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; v20. I have a charm that is a heart with a mustard seed in the middle of it...was given to me on the day of my baptism. Not sure by who, maybe my grandma...I think I'm going to get it out and wear it. A reminder of what I could truly do (or be) if I trusted God explicitly.