Devotion taken from "WORD FOR YOU TODAY" 23 November 2018

Small things matter


Friday 23rd November 2018



'Who has despised the day of small things?' Zechariah 4:10 NKJV



Let's admit it, sometimes we do think that bigger and brighter is better. But throughout the Bible we see God using small things, and those who seem to have little to offer, to bring about his plan and advance his Kingdom. When God gave Gideon victory over the Midianites, he used an army of just three hundred to defeat an enemy of hundreds of thousands (see Judges 7) - not because there weren't enough soldiers, but because God wanted to demonstrate his power in 'the day of small things.' Jesus could have chosen any number of followers, but he handpicked twelve to reach the world with the Gospel. One day he fed five thousand people with five bread rolls and two small fish from a child's lunchbox. He mentioned that we need only the faith of a mustard seed - the smallest seed there is, yet it grows into a massive tree - to make a difference. And he said: 'Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much' (Luke 16:10 NIV).
It's easy to despise the small beginnings, or the little we feel we have to offer. We want to do more or be more and for God to work in us quicker. But the small beginnings are so valuable. Let's not despise them, but instead rejoice in them, confidently knowing that God's got bigger and better things in mind for us.

So what now? Buy some seeds and plant one. As you wait for it to grow, remember that beautiful and great things can come from something small.

 

[Checen]

Small things matter


Friday 23rd November 2018



'Who has despised the day of small things?' Zechariah 4:10 NKJV



Let's admit it, sometimes we do think that bigger and brighter is better. But throughout the Bible we see God using small things, and those who seem to have little to offer, to bring about his plan and advance his Kingdom. When God gave Gideon victory over the Midianites, he used an army of just three hundred to defeat an enemy of hundreds of thousands (see Judges 7) - not because there weren't enough soldiers, but because God wanted to demonstrate his power in 'the day of small things.' Jesus could have chosen any number of followers, but he handpicked twelve to reach the world with the Gospel. One day he fed five thousand people with five bread rolls and two small fish from a child's lunchbox. He mentioned that we need only the faith of a mustard seed - the smallest seed there is, yet it grows into a massive tree - to make a difference. And he said: 'Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much' (Luke 16:10 NIV).
It's easy to despise the small beginnings, or the little we feel we have to offer. We want to do more or be more and for God to work in us quicker. But the small beginnings are so valuable. Let's not despise them, but instead rejoice in them, confidently knowing that God's got bigger and better things in mind for us.

So what now? Buy some seeds and plant one. As you wait for it to grow, remember that beautiful and great things can come from something small.

In the Gospel the story is told of the rich man casting a huge sum of money into the treasurery. A poor woman only could afford to put just two mites.Jesus drew attention to this in order to teach a valuable lesson.(St. Luke 21 v 1-4 NKJV).Here we learn that a mans' life is not dependent on the amount of money that he possesses

Small things matter


Friday 23rd November 2018



'Who has despised the day of small things?' Zechariah 4:10 NKJV



Let's admit it, sometimes we do think that bigger and brighter is better. But throughout the Bible we see God using small things, and those who seem to have little to offer, to bring about his plan and advance his Kingdom. When God gave Gideon victory over the Midianites, he used an army of just three hundred to defeat an enemy of hundreds of thousands (see Judges 7) - not because there weren't enough soldiers, but because God wanted to demonstrate his power in 'the day of small things.' Jesus could have chosen any number of followers, but he handpicked twelve to reach the world with the Gospel. One day he fed five thousand people with five bread rolls and two small fish from a child's lunchbox. He mentioned that we need only the faith of a mustard seed - the smallest seed there is, yet it grows into a massive tree - to make a difference. And he said: 'Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much' (Luke 16:10 NIV).
It's easy to despise the small beginnings, or the little we feel we have to offer. We want to do more or be more and for God to work in us quicker. But the small beginnings are so valuable. Let's not despise them, but instead rejoice in them, confidently knowing that God's got bigger and better things in mind for us.

So what now? Buy some seeds and plant one. As you wait for it to grow, remember that beautiful and great things can come from something small.

 

[Marsha]

Let us all be faithful in small things because it is in them that our strenght lies. Be honest, be true to yourself. Jesus sees everything we do and say.

 

[Novelette]

Amen

 

[Checen]

Let us all be faithful in small things because it is in them that our strenght lies. Be honest, be true to yourself. Jesus sees everything we do and say.