FAITHFUL IN THE VERY LITTLE

This weekend was really relaxing. And I learned a lot from Sunday’s message too. Peter, our Lead Elder was talking about being faithful with the little. And he said something that really made me think. He said we must ask God “What have I got in my hands?” by asking this we are asking God to reveal to us what we have at our disposal to use to bring glory to him NOW! We need to stop looking ahead to the future to when we will have our millions or when we will have our big house with the thought that “When I have my millions – then I can really serve God!!” That is noble – but God wants us to be faithful with what we have now too. Even if it is not much, like the story of the widow that we read about in 1 Kings 17 verses 10 – 16.

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city,
behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Bring
me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink." And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of
flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die."
And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a
little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and
your son. For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, 'The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'" And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.

You see, because she was faithful and used the little she had to make the bread – even though she was feeling very desperate at the time – God provided for her, just as he promised!! This is a beautiful picture of being faithful with the very little, and God will be faithful with a lot. He is faithful and He is MORE THAN ENOUGH for us. He is Jehovah Jirah, our great provider.
How do we become faithful in the very little? By asking God to show us what we have that we are able to use now to bring Glory to his name. Take for example Moses when God spoke to him in the burning bush. God said to Moses “What do you have in your hands?” and Moses answered “A staff” and God told him to throw on the ground and it turned into a serpent…
God showed Moses that what he had in his hands right then and there could be used to speak powerfully to Pharaoh. And Moses then had to take the little he had and be faithful and know that God would come through for him – which he did, in a BIG way!

You see out God is so faithful, faithfulness is part of His character – He can never be unfaithful. So ask God to show you what you have in your hands today to bring glory to Him – and He, being faithful will show you. I know you will be surprised, and then when he has shown you, put it to use faithfully because He will be faithful in the big things when you are faithful in the very little things.

{Added later: - My mom is so clever and she knows me SO well. She came up with the perfect name for me!! it is (Trumpets and fanfare) Spookie the Warrior!!! So, there you go. You can all still call me Spookie - or whatever you want to call me - LOL. Thank mommy Darlin, you are so clever!!}