BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Gen 25, Matt 24, Esth 1, Acts 24
Genesis 40:7 and he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the
ward of his Lord’s house, saying, wherefore look ye so sadly today?
The little things make big difference.Little act of kindness opens
mighty doors. Many miss big opportunities because it comes disguised in
ordinary moments. In Genesis 40:1-15 a big opportunity came to Joseph
disguised in ordinary moments. He saw two fellow prisoners – the king’s
butler and baker, looking sad and he decided to check if all was well.
That simple act of care ushered him to the presence of Pharaoh. In
Genesis 18:1-16, Abraham saw three men passing by and instead of doing
what everyone does which is to act as if they are busy or pretend as if
they did not see them, he decided to offer them water to wash their feet
.This men agreed to stay at his place, later he found out that he was
hosting the King of kings. That little gesture opened the door to his
long awaited miracle. The little gifts we give can open doors during
famine. A brother in church had a message like these and decided to give
his manager a gift during Easter Celebration. He gave him a box of
shaving set . Few months later he left the contract for another contract
with better job prospects. The contract ended on the 24th of December
so he was home during Christmas without a job. On the 26th of December,
he called his former manager just to wish him a merry Christmas and that
one asked about the contract and how he was getting on. He told him the
contract had ended and will be applying for jobs in the New Year. Right
on the spot, the manager offered him a job and by 2nd of January he was
already employed. The little box of shaving stick he gave during Easter
got him his job back. Just this last Christmas, I went into a shop to
take shelter from rain and I noticed this stack of Christmas cards. I am
not a card person but for some reason the Holy Spirit ministered to me
to buy it and share it. Since the weekend was our Christmas Carol
service I bought it and shared it to all the families present. After the
Christmas service at church, one of the women I gave the Christmas card
called me and gave me a very heavy bag. She said that was my Christmas
gift, I thanked her and left. On my way home, I noticed I was the only
one carrying a Christmas gift home out of the whole congregation. People
told me it was favor but I said little hinges open big doors. My
Christmas card brought a big bag of rice.
What am I trying to
say? The small favors we do, the little helping hand we give, those
small gifts, the little things we do for Jesus can open mighty doors for
us. A young driver witnessed to his madam and she gave her life to
Jesus. Because this woman was so rich, she gave the church one of her
houses to be used as parish. That parish gave birth to over a thousand
parishes .Redeemed Christian Churches of God (RCCG) has over a thousand
parishes in Port Harcourt all because this young driver witnessed to
this madam. A single soul witnessed to brought about the birth of over a
thousand churches in a big city in Nigeria. That person you think is so
bad that even Christ cannot save could be the next mighty evangelist.
You might have been doing things for people –both small and big and they
do not appreciate it or nothing seems to happen. Continue doing what
you are doing because the reward is coming very soon.
KEY WORD:
A single soul witnessed to brought about the birth of over a thousand
churches in a city; you could be the next person to witness to a soul
that will bring nations to Christ.
