Posted by Mountain Fan on 07-27-2004 at08:51:
Small Great Things
Well, this isn't exactly on-topic, but I thought it was certainly close enough...
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T O D A Y G O D I S F I R S T
Marketplace Meditations
by Os Hillman
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Small Things
Who despises the day of small things?
Zechariah 4:10
Life is filled with a series of small things that can amount to
something big. Have you ever considered why the God of the universe came
to earth and spent 33 years identifying with mankind through work? Jesus
grew up as a carpenter's son and, no doubt, learned the trade from His
daily routine of helping His father. For 30 years He worked. When it was
time for Him to begin to fulfill His purpose for mankind, He told
countless stories of people and their work. He told stories of
landowners, farmers, fishermen, tax collectors, and so on. He related to
the everyday man because He Himself was one. This is why it was
important for Him to have some personal work experience.
Life is filled with daily routines. Every now and then, God takes us to
the mountaintop to experience His presence in a dramatic way. This is
not the norm. It was not the norm for those in the Bible either. Moses
spent 40 years in preparation. Paul spent a great deal of his life
working toward the wrong purpose until a dramatic event changed his
life. Jacob spent 20 years working for Laban.
God uses work to develop character qualities that He plans to use at the
appropriate time. In the small things we develop trustworthiness with
God. The day-in and day-out grind of working life molds us and makes us
into what God desires. God may still be preparing you for something far
greater. For now, however, you are learning the daily lessons of small
things. Pray that you will be faithful.
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