| That little favor shown to one in need, that kind word spoken to a discouraged soul, that word of witness to our Lord, quietly spoken, that time spent in secret prayer, how much are these small things worth? They are worth much to Him who said that “whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in My name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.” We live in a day of so-called big things in spiritual circles. There are so-called “super-churches” with multitudes of people in them. Many evangelists tabulate figures to show their success. Bigness is equated with spirituality, and Christians are told that unless they are “productive” they are failures. Many is the one “who hath despised the day of small things.” But God has not “despised the day of small things.” Whatever little thing is done for the Lord, He still says, as He did of Mary of Bethany, “She hath done what she could,” and “inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.” “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much,” and “God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward His name.” |
