LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT

Small Beginnings (ODB) Zechariah 4:1-10 So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:x ‘Noty by might nor by power,z but by my Spirit,’a says the Lord Almighty. (Zechariah 4:6) Who dares despise the day of small things, since [God’s] eyes . . . will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel? Zechariah 4:10 Zechariah 4:1-10 In 1848, engineer Charles Ellet Jr. puzzled over how to begin the process of constructing the first bridge over the Niagara Falls gorge. How would they get a cable across the river? Prompted by a dream, Charles decided to host a kite-flying contest. American teenager Homan Walsh won five dollars when his kite landed on the American side of the river. Homan’s kite string was secured to a tree and used to pull a light cord back across the river, then progressively heavier cords until heavy wire cable was in place. This was the small beginning of the construction of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge. The bridge’s challenges and inauspicious beginnings mirror those faced by those working to rebuild God’s temple after returning from captivity in Babylon. An angel awakened the prophet Zechariah with a message that nothing would thwart God’s work—it would all be accomplished “by [his] Spirit” (Zechariah 4:6). Some of those who’d seen the temple in its previous glory were fearful that the rebuilt version would pale in comparison (Ezra 3:12). The angel encouraged Zechariah that they shouldn’t “despise the day of small things” because God would “rejoice” in seeing the work begun (Zechariah 4:10). Even though the tasks God has appointed to us may seem insignificant, we can be encouraged knowing He uses small things—like kite strings—to accomplish His great works. By: Kirsten Holmberg God is in the business of using small things to accomplish His purposes. He used a shepherd boy and a stone to slay a giant (1 Samuel 17:49-50). He used a boy’s five small barley loaves and two small fish to feed five thousand men (John 6:9). Jesus was born as a helpless baby into a poor man’s family to save the world from sin (Luke 2:7; John 3:16). He said to Zechariah, “[Do not] despise the day of small things” (Zechariah 4:10). God delights in using ordinary people like us to do great things for Him even when our tasks may seem insignificant. By: K.T. Sim This was taken from Our Dailey Bread Devotional.... I would like to add - (1 Corinthians 1:27-28)it goes along well with the small things God uses. "We need to remember Little Is Much when God is in it." I pray this encourages you today, for you to know and understand that God uses the small things in life, even you and me, as He works in us and changes us into His image, even though the works often start small, we can remember little is much when God is in it. So think about it today and pray, how can you get involved today by trusting His call and stepping out of your comfort zone, to accomplish it? We just have to trust His faithfulness in seeing you through, and accomplish His call. Dear Father, thank You for calling us and being faithful in fulfilling that call in my life as I obey and move according to your will. AMEN.