Ever been discouraged that what
you have to offer God is little; so discouraged you actually think there’s no
point offering it? Think again. And he said unto him, Well, thou good
servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou
authority over ten cities
Lk 19:17. If even as little as a cup of cold water is
given to the disciple a sure reward comes from God. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup
of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he
shall in no wise lose his reward Mt
10:42 Are
you a new believer, in your eyes are you a weak believer? Do you have little
strength? Hold on in faith. I
know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can
shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and
hast not denied my name Rev 3:8(KJV) . Is your
faith as little as a mustard seed? Use it and mountains shall move.
You may be poor, and what you
have is little, give according to what you have. Do you remember the widow's
mite? A poor widow
came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny.
He called his disciples together and said to them, "I tell you that this
poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others Mk12:42-43(GNB). It was very little yet was
noticed by Jesus and larger than the offerings of the rich. The feeding of 5,
000 and 4, 000 needed little fishes. Andrew actually said “But what are they
among so many?” Make sure you hand that little to Jesus.
Even if you are rich and what you have is
little; give nonetheless. “Better to sow
a little and reap a little than wait endlessly for when you have “enough” to
give the fat offering.” I agree. Remember the Shunem woman’s word: Let us make a little chamber, I pray
thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a
stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall
turn in thither 2Kgs 4:10(KJV)
The labourers in the vineyard
in Mt20:6-7 had a little time left -
an hour. Yet they gave that one hour even with no discussions about payment
(see the modern translations) and got fully rewarded. Is there only an hour of life left for you; only a day of service? Don’t despise it. Use it fully for Jesus. Little
deeds of kindness matter. A pat on the back for a child’s effort, a little word
like “Thank you very much”, a little smile, and a little eye contact are big in
effect. Have you been praying for the nation, praying for the family? And...
at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of
the sea... And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down 1Kgs18:44. Little victories are important. Even those you are asking
God to repent take little, little steps to Jesus. By little and little I will drive them out
from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land Ex 23:30(KJV)
What little thing has God put into your heart
today? Pray about it now.
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