Title: Do You Know the Power of Small Things?
Text:
Colossians 3:12-14 (HCSB)
12 Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
13 accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also ⌊forgive⌋.
14 Above all, ⌊put on⌋ love—the perfect bond of unity.
Observation:
Almost everyone wants big results, and they want them now. However, let me remind you that when God wanted to do something really HUGE, He sent help in the form of one little baby boy; His only begotten son.
John 3:16 (KJV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
We should never lose sight of the power of one. Also, we should also remember the principle that one plus one equals three or more. It is the power of synergy.
If we do our part, surely God will do His part. Let the Word of God speak to your heart, apply it with acts of loving-kindness, and see what God will do in us and through us.
Ephesians 4:32 (HCSB)
32 And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
Also, it helps to build a wall around your heart and your mouth.
Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)
23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
James 3:10 (NLT)
10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, forgive us when we falter and fail to be lovers of people, and become lovers of things. Father, forgive us, and help us, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to love others with undeserved kindness. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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