“Little Things”


BIBLE READING: Luke 16
DISCUSSION                                                                               
                The legendary coach John Wooden once said, “It’s the little details that are vital.  Little things make the big things happen”.  It sounds like Coach Wooden has read His Bible a few times.   In Luke 16 Jesus says, “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in very much, and one who is dishonest in very little is also dishonest in very much.” (Luke 16.10).  God knows life is hard for us as Christians.  He also knows that we are going to make some really big mistakes.  We must understand that every day is a new gift from God, and along with new gift, He offers us small opportunities to serve Him.  The more we take advantage of these small opportunities, the less likely those big mistakes will happen.  In God’s eyes, a sin is a sin.  Whether it is a white lie or committing adultery, to Him it is just sin.  Although the consequences might be vastly different, the sin is still just a sin.  The good news is that the same is true when it comes to good deeds.  It might be that you help a homeless man out with some kind words and a hot meal; in God’s eyes it is as if you served Him the finest feast that money could buy.  Jesus says in Matthew 25.40 “as much as you have done it to the least of these, you have done it to Me”.  I challenge you to work at doing the little things, because it is the little things that make the big things happen.


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