Little Things

Come, sit, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in the comfort of the Lord:  "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice."  Ephesians  4:31


               "There be....things which are little upon the earth, but..."   Proverbs  30:24

     Little things are much more important than we often imagine; they have been known to turn the course of events for hundreds of years.  For instance, a great king once noticed that his soldiers were using their sleeves instead of handkerchiefs, and - that's how we all got buttons on our cuffs!  Another monarch was bald and had his servants make him a fancy toupee; immediately judges and courtiers took up the style and for hundreds of years men of importance shaved off their own locks, and wore flowing wigs of artificial curls! So too, for good or evil, each of us has his own widening circle of influence.

     Someone once complained,  "What I say or do doesn't matter.  My influence is like a drop in the bucket!"  "Ah, but a drop can be very important,"  said another.  "It all depends on what it is made of, and what's already in the bucket.  One little drop of water falling into a container of acid may cause an explosion. One drop of germ culture introduced into a container of milk can make the liquid dangerous to drink; while one drop of cleansing disinfectant can neutralize a whole pailful of contaminated water."  Yes, even a "drop in a bucket" can make a tremendous difference.  Our influence is greater than we suspect.  In fact, those whom the world considers "insignificant" are probably the ones whose lives are making the greatest impact for eternity!

     Have you ever thought of it, that after all, it's only the small birds that sing?  You never heard a note from the eagle in your life, nor from the turkey, nor from the ostrich.  But you have heard thrilling melody from the throat of a canary, and bright, happy trills of praise from the robin, and the lark.  My how they can sing!  So too, the sweetest music often comes from those Christians who are small in their own estimation but great in the eyes of the Lord.  Indeed, "there be....things which are little upon the earth, BUT!!!"