I have often explained that the Bible is a book for leaders because of the significant examples and characters we study in order to guide the conduct of pastors, lay leaders and the like. The accounts of Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, Peter, and of course Jesus himself, all give invaluable principles for leadership.
However there is a collective lesson to learn from the insignificant identities of the Bible. The characters who are only mentioned once, or those whose names were not even named, and those who played a seemingly unimportant role. There are the accounts of Shiphrah and Puah, the servant girl who advised Naaman, Abigail, the children who approached Jesus, Anna the prophetess, and the list goes on.
The common lesson amongst these individuals, whose identity and works, were insignificant, is that they were faithful even till the point where they were chosen and selected to be used by God.
This Mother’s Day, whether you are a mother who is prominent or unknown, you may be enduring, working tirelessly and seemingly meaningless in serving, loving, teaching and caring for your children, but here is a reminder for you: *your faithfulness in the little things may be the very place where your children experience the greatness of God. *
““One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much…” Luke 16:10 ESV
You may not see it now, but it is what the word of God says. Much like what Proverbs 22:6 says about “training up a child” (now) and “when he is old” (much later), “he will not depart… from the way that he should go”
God reveals a very precious characteristic of Himself, when He selected Israel as the “chosen people”. He didn’t choose the great empires of Babylon nor Rome to be His beloved, but He poured out His love and goodness into a tiny, insignificant and often bullied, nation of Israel, to make the nation great.
Your life and actions may be small, but our God is big! And when you humble yourself before God’s greatnesses, there is such a resonance with Jesus’ words in Matthew 23:12, “… and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (ESV).
Prayer for mothers: “Lord, help me do great things as though they were little, since I do them with your powers and help me to do little things as though they were great, because I do them in Your Name” ~ Blaise Pascal
Blessed Mother’s Day!
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