"Do Not Despise The Day Of Small Beginnings.”

SCRIPTURAL REFERENECES

(Zechariah 4:10) "For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice and and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth."

(Luke 21:1-4) [1] "And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury."

[2] "And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites." [3] "And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:" [4] "For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had."

(Mark 12:41-44 ) [41] "And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much." [42] "And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing." [43] "And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:" [44] "For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living."

(John 6:5-9) [5] "When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" [6] "And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do." [7] "Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little." [8] "One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,"

[9] "There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?"

(John 6:10-13) [10] "And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand." [11] "And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would." [12] "When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." [13] "Therefore they gathered them together and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten."

PREFACE SUMMARY

As the Lord placed this message in my heart, my mind wandered in many directions. I thought about the Prophet Elijah, a man of God whom the Holy Bible declares to be upright and passionate like you and me (James 5:17). He prayed that it would not rain, and God honored his prayer, shutting up the heavens for three years and six months.

After defeating the false prophets of Jezebel on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:43-45), speaks about the prophet Elijah going to a place with his servant overlooking the sea and praying for rain. He sent his servant to look toward the sea six times, and he reported no visible sign of rain. When he sent him the seventh time, the servant reported back to the prophet that he saw a small cloud emerging from the sea, about the size of a man's hand.

Upon receiving this report from his servant, the prophet Elijah promptly advised the King to descend from the mountain swiftly because there would be an abundance of rain. The word of God declares that Elijah outran the King's horses off the mountain.

If we look at (1 Kings 18:43-45) spiritually, the sea could be a metaphor for the world. At the same time, the small cloud, no bigger than a man's hand, represents Elijah as the hand of God in a heathen world. Elijah's presence, represented by the little cloud about the size of a man’s hand, was used by God to bring change to the world and act as a catalyst or vessel of change for God's purpose.

Notice that as the small cloud grows, it gradually transforms into a black cloud, which symbolizes the power of God's grace working through people who acknowledge and understand God's purpose in their lives. These people become agents of change, recognizing the purpose driving the vision they feel is always out of reach and closer to reality.

Beloved, when we take the time to truly understand and embrace the unique purpose that God has for each of us in our lives, and then align our actions and decisions with that purpose, we can tap into the transformative power of grace. By doing so, we can become active agents of positive change in the world, influencing our surroundings with love, compassion, and justice.