A trust issue

Jesus said: 'Whoever can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with a little is dishonest with a lot' (Luke 16:10 NCV). In 1858, Charles Spurgeon preached something that sums up the heart of this verse. He said that, at the end of time, we'd either be able to say, 'I have done but little, but I did that sincerely and prayerfully; may God accept it through Jesus Christ,' or 'I have done but little; I did that little carelessly. I did it without prayer; I did it without the help of the Holy Spirit.'

We know which camp we'd like to be in, hopefully. It's not about how great our lives are, or how huge what we do is. It's about our heart. It's about how much we value what we do and choose to involve God in it.

How can we be trustworthy in the little things? Well, as Spurgeon implies, it's about our hearts, and the Spirit. It's only possible through Jesus' power, not ours. We just need to be faithful and consistent in our efforts to ask for his power. We start by making time and space to let the Holy Spirit direct our heart. He'll help us to become more and more prayerful, and more and more sincere, in whatever we're called to do.



So what now? Those prayer reminders that you set on Wednesday...how are they going? Ask God to help you to be trustworthy, in the little things, first.





— SCRIPTURE —

'He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much.' Luke 16:10 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

2 Sam 17:14-19:43, Matt 26:1-13, Ps 109:1-15, Pro 17:27-28