Little Things Matter
Good Morning,
While out of town recently, I preached on the theme of “Little things.” I have thought more about the truth, and I am reminded over and over of how much the Lord speaks about the “little things.”
A few examples of “little things” in well-known Bible stories:
There is a recipe for oil that was not to be duplicated or changed for fear of death.
There were two men driving the cart which carried the Ark of the Covenant. One of those men simply touched the Ark and was killed.
Certain meats could be eaten and others were forbidden, and it was a serious matter to the Lord.
Peter simply tried to stop the Lord from going into Jerusalem and Jesus said, “Get thee behind me Satan.” In our culture,that seems to be a bit harsh.
We like to live between the lines or close to both sides; we tend to accept all opinions to be more comfortable. The Lord said one simply cannot love money and God, he will cling to one and hate the other. The church in the book of Revelation was told to be hot or cold but not in the middle, for such made the Lord sick.
Moses smote the rock one time and water came out. The next time he was instructed to speak to the rock, he smote it again – this caused him to forfeit the right to enter the Promised Land. In the book of Numbers, chapter 11, complainers were killed. What a world we would have today if God killed all those who complained! Little things matter!
When the Lord made a trade, the Levites for the first born, there was a slight shortage on one side. God was not going to be fine with the deficit; financial payment had to be made to even the trade.
Little things matter! The crying child, a cleaning job done well, homework finished on time, paying bills before they are due, and so many other details are little things that matter. The weight of oil that goes in your car, the amount of air pressure that is required to fill a tire, and the measurement of baking soda needed in a recipe are all examples to remind us that LITTLE THINGS MATTER.
Pastor