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THE BIGNESS OF SMALL
The bigness of small happens when you chase after the majestic rather than the mundane. When you make "your thank you's" so filled with vitality they makes the angels sing. When you began to understand what true bigness is.
How big was Bethlehem?
How big was the manger where Christ was born?
No convention of thousands of shepherds came knocking on the door to that stable. No great multitude of Wisemen followed a star.
For thirty years He labored at nothing more than being a carpenter. He never won a Pulitzer prize nor held an elected or ordained office.
He was never voted Clerk of a Session or Moderator of a General Assembly.
Your Jesus and mine never set an itinerary that would carry Him to the major capitals of the world.
He actually never traveled more than a few hundred miles from the place He was born.
Nor did He own a large wardrobe carried by a retinue of camels. Only a seamless garment.
How big were the nails driven into the hands of Christ at the crucifixion? Not very.
How long did it take to drive in the nails? Not long.
How much time was consumed in His drying on that cross? Not much.
BUT – how great was the affect of all of this on the whole of eternity? A great deal. The destiny of little things.
When Eve was tempted in the Garden of Eden, the time of her temptation was short, but we are still feeling the affects today.
The destiny of little things.
Someone once put it this way:
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make a mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages of eternity.
Little grains of sand,
Make a mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages of eternity.
Fulfilling our destiny to its fullest is not moaning that if only we had more time, oh what we would do.
It is rather shouting, “I am not able to do everything, but I can do something. Therefore, what I can do, by the Grace of God, I will do.”
You may never speak to thousands, but every day you speak to friends and family and strangers.
And what do you say? Little words said in anger or disgust can do so much damage.
We hear so much filth these days, and I think to myself, what a waste of this God-given-ability to communicate.
We hear so much complaining and I muse, Ah, God, even Kings and Queens of old did not have luxuries we today take for granted.
The power of communication can be so easily abused. My father often said, “A little tongue, only three inches long, can kill a man six feet tall.”
The destiny of little things.
You may never have millions, most likely you really won’t. But what do you do with the dollars you do have?
Do you waste them? Or hold on to them greedily?
Or, God forbid, worship them?
Every cent you spend or save is more than just a financial history. It is a record of what you think important.
It spells how, in the world of money, you fulfill your destiny of little things.
Your
name may never become a household word on the continents of this world,
but what does it stand for in this community in which you live?
Jesus Christ was the Son of God.
He
could have rent the earth in two, cured all the ills of mankind, caused
miracles of such magnitude that the whole world would have fallen at
His feet from fear.
He could have ruled the world. But, Jesus was not a blatant exhibitionist.
He knew that if He rent the earth in two, someone would cry out, “Hey that was a pretty good trick. Now let’s see you put it back together again.”
Jesus was not about to get into a contest to try to outdo Himself. Oh, the devil goaded Him, too, at the beginning of His ministry. “Prove yourself, Jesus. Do big things. Turn the stones into bread.”
“Man does not live by bread alone.”
“Fly like a bird from the top of the temple?”
“It is written, thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
Would you fulfill your destiny?
Then offer the gift of the best you to all around.
Stop thinking about whether what you do is big or small, rather consider whether it is good or bad.
Be a moral giant, even if you are only five foot two. Don’t just sit and squirm when a thought for good hits you - do something about it.
When you reach out to help, it doesn’t have to be the kindest act that ever was.
When
you are simply honest, your act of honesty doesn’t have to be so great
it is then plastered in a headline on the front page of your local
newspaper..
When you pray a little prayer, unashamed, that is greatness.
When you give a gift without requiring thanks, that is greatness.
When you can be happy not trying to outdo everyone around you, you finally understand the real greatness of the destiny of little things
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