Faithful With a Little
Zechariah 4:10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand."
There is a principle in the Bible that dramatically affects how much heavenly power touches me and you on earth. Learning to walk in agreement with this principle will increase the amount of actual power I walk in. It is this: those who are faithful with a little are given much more.
The Bible is FULL of stories of broken men and women, just like me and you, experiencing God's very real power and changing impossible situations on earth. Moses holding his staff out over the water in faith to part the Red Sea and striking a rock to make water come out of it in the desert. Elijah striking the Jordan river with his jacket to make it part. Elisha raising a boy from the dead, Daniel knowing other people's dreams and vision, not to mention knowing the meaning of them. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego surviving a fiery furnace that killed the soldiers that just got too close, Daniel in the lion's den, David and Goliath, Paul's prison earthquake, Peter and John's miraculous healing ministry....these stories are just the beginning! The Bible is filled with supernatural encounters for real men and women like us.
God's intention is for my testimony to be filled with power. He doesn't prevent me from, but rather longs to hear me, saying "why not me." Jesus responds to that question with "ask, seek, knock.". Paul would echo, "that kind of a question is a yes and amen in the realm of heaven."
If I am going to go after...contend for...a life of power to bring glory to God...to bring more fame to Jesus' name...then I have to remember the economy of heaven: God gives food to the hungry, and those faithful with a little will be given much more.
If I pray to hear God's voice, but then ignore the prompting to say a simple encouraging word to the lady in the checkout line, that is the opposite of being faithful. If I pray for the green beans to not run out before everyone at the big Thanksgiving dinner gets some, and they actually DO last through dinner, but then I laugh off the miracle as silly or small, then I am not being faithful.
BUT, if I pray on all occasions, even for the simple miracles, and thank God when He answers (and He is affirmatively answering small prayers ALL the time that we forget or write off as minor) even telling others about God breaking in with power over the green beans, or the sun breaking through the clouds when I needed it, or the checking account lasting through the month inexplicably...then I am being faithful with a little. When I begin to live like this, I better hold on to my seat, because that is being faithful with a little, and much more IS coming.
What am I contending for, and what do I do when it actually comes into my life in small doses? The answer to this question actually shaped every great man or woman of God's life to the point their lives became so powerful that we read about them today. I'm going for it!
Luke 16: 10 "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities.
Luke 19: 17 "`Well done!' the king exclaimed. `You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.'
John 14: 12 "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me (Jesus) will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. 13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
There is a principle in the Bible that dramatically affects how much heavenly power touches me and you on earth. Learning to walk in agreement with this principle will increase the amount of actual power I walk in. It is this: those who are faithful with a little are given much more.
The Bible is FULL of stories of broken men and women, just like me and you, experiencing God's very real power and changing impossible situations on earth. Moses holding his staff out over the water in faith to part the Red Sea and striking a rock to make water come out of it in the desert. Elijah striking the Jordan river with his jacket to make it part. Elisha raising a boy from the dead, Daniel knowing other people's dreams and vision, not to mention knowing the meaning of them. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego surviving a fiery furnace that killed the soldiers that just got too close, Daniel in the lion's den, David and Goliath, Paul's prison earthquake, Peter and John's miraculous healing ministry....these stories are just the beginning! The Bible is filled with supernatural encounters for real men and women like us.
God's intention is for my testimony to be filled with power. He doesn't prevent me from, but rather longs to hear me, saying "why not me." Jesus responds to that question with "ask, seek, knock.". Paul would echo, "that kind of a question is a yes and amen in the realm of heaven."
If I am going to go after...contend for...a life of power to bring glory to God...to bring more fame to Jesus' name...then I have to remember the economy of heaven: God gives food to the hungry, and those faithful with a little will be given much more.
If I pray to hear God's voice, but then ignore the prompting to say a simple encouraging word to the lady in the checkout line, that is the opposite of being faithful. If I pray for the green beans to not run out before everyone at the big Thanksgiving dinner gets some, and they actually DO last through dinner, but then I laugh off the miracle as silly or small, then I am not being faithful.
BUT, if I pray on all occasions, even for the simple miracles, and thank God when He answers (and He is affirmatively answering small prayers ALL the time that we forget or write off as minor) even telling others about God breaking in with power over the green beans, or the sun breaking through the clouds when I needed it, or the checking account lasting through the month inexplicably...then I am being faithful with a little. When I begin to live like this, I better hold on to my seat, because that is being faithful with a little, and much more IS coming.
What am I contending for, and what do I do when it actually comes into my life in small doses? The answer to this question actually shaped every great man or woman of God's life to the point their lives became so powerful that we read about them today. I'm going for it!
Luke 16: 10 "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities.
Luke 19: 17 "`Well done!' the king exclaimed. `You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.'
John 14: 12 "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me (Jesus) will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. 13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
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