LITTLE THINGS

The wisdom of the fathers

LITTLE THINGS

Just in the same proportion that all human things grow in size, they tend to separate us from the power of God. Great men, great learning, great Churches, great sermons and fine music, great camp-meetings—anything great in the creature—soon absorbs so much attention that the sensitive Holy Spirit, who lives to glorify the Son, turns away to hunt up little people to do a work where Christ alone can receive the glory. In every age the Holy Spirit has been traveling away from the big things into the small. He is always looking for people who are willing to hide themselves so that God may reveal Himself and receive all the glory.?

"But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God. (John 3:21) God knows when we are really little. Many say they are humble, but within an hour they cannot peacefully and lovingly endure to be contradicted, or reproved, or slighted, or?slandered. But the Spirit of God can be counted upon to use His providences to keep exposing this remains of pride within the heart. Those who are the “least” in themselves become the greatest in the kingdom of God. The work they do in the Spirit will one day be revealed and put to shame all the activities that the pride of life generates in making things big.?

The believer who truly wants to become like Jesus and work in the power of His Spirit will therefore be on a constant lookout for everything that turns him away from what God has chosen to honor. "

God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. (1 Cor. 1:26- 29)

(from "Soul Food" by G.D. Watson)