DO WE VALUE LITTLE THINGS? VERY LITTLE THINGS?
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
TEXT:
Luke 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a
very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, 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.
Zechariah 4:10 (MSG) Does anyone dare despise this day of small beginnings? They'll change
their tune when they see Zerubbabel setting the last stone in place!" Going back to the vision,
the Messenger-Angel said, "The seven lamps are the eyes of God probing the dark corners
of the world like searchlights."
Review:
EVE NEVER COUNTED THE COST? Discord? A grave?
ACHAN never considered the price of that GOLD and fancy clothes?
MOSES was to speak to the rock? IN ANGER and frustration? COST?
GEHAZI --- servant of Elisha, picks up LEPROSY from a healing NAAMAN?
THOMAS--- COST OF MISSING...
MANY CAN SEE THE VALUE OF SOMETHING TODAY...
WE NEED DREAMERS.... WE NEED TO SEE THE POTENTIAL.
Genesis 37:19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Very seldom does one find a great wealth of raw DIAMONDS above the ground, where you
just bend over and pick a bag of diamonds.
GREAT PEARLS do not grow on trees and you just pick them.
GREAT DEPOSITS OF GOLD RARELY EXIST ....JUST JUMPING OUT AT YOU.
Few people can identify a great diamond in the rough.
The beautiful diamond cannot be seen by the average eye, only a trained eye.
Once when I was a boy, a Sunday school teacher told me, "You are a mean, bad boy!..."
They refused to see a school teacher? a pastor?
Pastors and Parents often criticize and put down and dwarf growth. If it is not worth praise,
is it worth whining?
Value is the life giving power of anything...
Cost is the quantity of labor required to produce anything....
CAN WE UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF LITTLE/SMALL/ SEEMINGLY WEAK THINGS...
Remember JACK and the SEEDS --- THE BEAN STALK?
Remember the hole in the dike, the little boy places his finger and saves the nation?
REMEMBER:
1. MOSES' ROD?
2. SAMSON'S JAWBONE?
3. THE CLOUD THE SIZE OF A MAN'S HAND? ELIJAH --- AHAB --- DRY DROUGHT?
4. DAVID'S 5 SMOOTH STONES?
WE CAN MISS MIRACLES BECAUSE WE ARE SEARCHING FOR GIANTS?
WE OFTEN UNDERSTAND PRICE --- AND REFUSE TO UNDERSTAND WORTH? COST?
Price is the quantity of labor which its possessor will take in exchange for it.
Nothing is WORTH more than what the purchaser will pay for it?
COME WITH ME --- LET US REASON --- LITTLE THINGS MATTER...
UNDERSTAND WITH ME HOW VAULABLE, HOW COSTLY, HOW MUCH SMALL
THINGS ARE WORTH...
Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, 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.
Zechariah 4:10 (MSG) Does anyone dare despise this day of small beginnings? They'll change
their tune when they see Zerubbabel setting the last stone in place!" Going back to the vision,
the Messenger-Angel said, "The seven lamps are the eyes of God probing the dark corners
of the world like searchlights."
GOD HAS A PLAN ---
GOD'S PLAN CAN SEEM TO BE TRIVIAL PURSUE...
WE ARE DESIGNED FOR A PURPOSE...
A. come let us ponder the designer's plan for:
1. A HUMMER, JEEP?
2. A CORVETTE?
3. A F-15 FIGHTER JET?
4. NASA SPACE SHUTTLE?
B. WHAT DOES THE MASTER DESIGNER HAVE IN MIND WHEN HE CREATED
YOU?
LORD INCREASE OUR FAITH ---
JESUS SEES THE COST, WORTH, VALUE, AND PRICE ---
USE WHAT YOU HAVE... YOU GROW IT...
I ask God for FINISHED WOOD, HE GIVES ME ACORNS...
Luke 17:5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this
sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it
should obey you.
ACCORDING UNTO YOUR FAITH...
Matthew 9:29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF ZERO... ZERO TIMES ZERO=ZERO!
YOU DETERMINE THE SIZE OF YOUR MIRACLE?
WE MUST UNDERSTAND MIRACLES HINGE ON EFFORTS... LITTLE EFFORTS...
BLIND MAN GO WASH... LITTLE EFFORT...
THE WIDOW'S HAND FULL OF MEAL AND A LITTLE OIL...
2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even
empty vessels; borrow not a few.
IF WE REASON AND STUDY SPIRITUAL LIFE --- WE LEARN THERE
IS GREAT VALUE IN LITTLE THINGS...
THERE IS A GREAT LESSON IN A PIZZA BOX...
1. YOU ORDER A PIZZA AND GIVE YOUR ADDRESS FOR DELIVER...
2. The Pizza man pulls up in a dirty car? He is dirty? His hands are dirty?
He throws the pizza in your front door?
3. Never: HE DELIVERS THE PIZZA IN A VESSEL: A PIZZA BOX...
THE BOX AVERAGE COST IN BULK IS ABOUT 39 TO 45 CENTS...
4. THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCE IS NOT IN THE BOX, THE VALUE IS THE
PIZZA INSIDE THE BOX...
5. A CLEAN EMPTY BOX IS WORTH SO LITTLE...
CONCLUSION: HOW MUCH GOD IN YOUR BOX WILL DETERMINE YOUR VALUE...
INVITE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO COME INTO YOUR BOX...
BE MORE THAN A EATER... BE A FEEDER...
WILL YOU BE A VESSEL FOR GOD...
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
Luke 12:19 (KJV) And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years;
take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 12:19 (NIV) And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years.
Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."'
Luke 12:19 (MSG) and I'll say to myself, Self, you've done well! You've got it made and can now
retire. Take it easy and have the time of your life!'
