Monday, December 15, 2014
Small Things Do Matter
When we are seeking God’s ways, we can find ourselves not completely certain of what our next step should be. If we find ourselves doubting God we need to remember who He is to us, and the things He has done in the past, and the things He promises to do in the future. We are talking about the God of miracles here – raises the dead, places a pillar of fire and/or cloud between His people and their sworn enemy, parts waters on more than one occasion, and so on and so on and so on. Even so, even if we do not doubt, we can still be uncertain. In those moments of uncertainty we can receive great encouragement from the events that occur around us.
Mark 11:20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Granted, seeing this tree withered is not a small ting for most of us. But it would have been encouraging to Peter and the other disciples certainly. In our lives we all have had smaller fig tree experiences. The car that won’t start that does, the gas that is empty but the car keeps running, suddenly arriving at your destination when you were certain you were lost, the fever of your child breaking when you were most concerned – all of these are our fig trees in life. If we will allow God to show us these examples, and listen to these examples in the lives of others, we will most certainly be encouraged.
Let’s listen and watch for the small things.
Prayer
Father, we exalt you as the Most High God. You alone are worthy to be King. Your kingdom is where we want to spend forever, starting today. Send Your kingdom to earth today. Give us today Your overwhelming abundant provision. Help all of Your people begin to and then completely get out of debt, starting today. Forgive us when we make mistakes. Heal us and we will be healed. Deliver us and we will be delivered. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.