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Friday, May
19, 2023
The
view up
Kraybill
Church Road
from our home.
"Little
Things Do Matter"
Message
summary:
Life is made
up of many
little things
that form the
composite of
who we are.
Little things
can have a big
impact (either
for good or
bad).
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to our message
on your audio
player.
“The one who
is faithful in
a very little
thing is also
faithful in
much; and the
one who is
unrighteous in
a very little
thing is also
unrighteous in
much" (Luke
16:10). "'Well
done, my good
servant!' his
master
replied,
'Because you
have been
trustworthy in
a very small
matter'" (Luke
19:17a).
For
several months
we have had
low water
pressure in
our house. We
have a well
and I've
wondered if
the problem
had to do with
the expansion
tank and if it
might need to
be replaced.
It appears to
be the
original from
when our house
was built in
1986 so it
certainly has
had a long
life.
Yesterday
morning I
finally
concluded it
was time to
call the JK
Mechanical
plumber and
get the
problem
resolved.When
I was getting
information
off the
expansion tank
to give to the
plumber which
I assumed to
be the problem
(a big,
expensive
problem.) However
I had missed a
detail that
was right
under my nose.
I looked up
and saw the
whole house
water filter
was very dirty
(a small,
inexpensive
problem).
After
discovering
that problem I
put a new
filter in and
our water
pressure
problem has
been solved.
It's great to
have water
pressure
again! I
told my friend
Jesse about it
and he said I
would probably
get a lesson
from it. At
the least I
considered the
embarrassment
and expense of
having a
plumber over
only to be
told I needed
to replace a
water filter!
(Something I
can and should
do myself. In
fact I have
done it many
times.)
But it also caused me to muse on the topic of little things. There are so many examples that illustrate that little does matter. It began in the Garden of Eden. Perhaps among the excuses the fallen first couple had was that God's command just didn't seem like that big of a deal. They may have considered that eating the forbidden fruit was just a "little thing".
But it also caused me to muse on the topic of little things. There are so many examples that illustrate that little does matter. It began in the Garden of Eden. Perhaps among the excuses the fallen first couple had was that God's command just didn't seem like that big of a deal. They may have considered that eating the forbidden fruit was just a "little thing".
But
I also
consider the
many little
things in
which we can
demonstrate
faithfulness.
The
first text
contrasts the
results
of
faithfulness
in "very
little things"
and of
unrighteousness
in "very
little
things".
In
the second
daily
Scripture
portion our
Lord is using
a parable to
demonstrate
the importance
of
faithfulness
in little
things. In
fact notice
carefully the
wording in the
text "a
very small
matter".
Life is made up of many little things that form the composite of who we are. We really try to practice that in life for we know that little things can have a big impact (either for good or bad).
Today you will be confronted with many "little things." May our Lord truly find each one of us faithful and righteous!
Life is made up of many little things that form the composite of who we are. We really try to practice that in life for we know that little things can have a big impact (either for good or bad).
Today you will be confronted with many "little things." May our Lord truly find each one of us faithful and righteous!
Be
encouraged
today, (Hebrews
3:13)
Daily
prayer: Father,
my little
becomes great
as You inspire
me to do good
works in
Jesus’ name.
Help me not to
reach a
standstill
based upon my
limited
abilities,
wisdom, or
resources. I
don’t give to
others
according to
my limitations
but I give to
others from
the abundance
of blessings
that You’ve
poured into my
life. Grant me
creative means
and willful
determination
to extend
myself to
someone who
needs a lift
today. Direct
my footsteps
according to
Your Word as
You give
opportunity
for divine
encounters
this
day. In
Jesus’ name I
pray. Amen.Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental
Resources
"Little
Is Much When
God Is in It"
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to listen on
YouTube
Larry Ford
(This is
"little" in a
different
sense than
used in our
message but
the study
prompted this
great old
song!)
Yesterday
Jeff, a
podcast
listener,
wrote
concerning
Ascension
Day:
I'm still
listening to
the podcast
and heard the
comment about
not many
Christian
churches
celebrating
Christ's
ascension. Our
church is
having an
Ascension Day
concert this
Sunday night;
see https://christcovenant.org/ascension-concert-2023/
for details. I
believe it
will be
live-streamed
if you want to
watch. One of
our Sunday
School/ABF
teachers, Paul
Engle,
formerly of
Zondervan,
recently
concluded a
study of
Christ with a
lesson on the
Ascension.
Yesterday
I stopped by
one of our
local parks
where Amish
youth groups
had gathered
on Ascension
Day. The young
men are strong
and fast. They
play a good
game of
softball while
the girls
cheer them on.
They had two
competitive
games going on
at the same
time.
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