In Mark 4:30-32 Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like . . . a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade."
What is Jesus trying to say to us about the kingdom? I think he is trying to say, focus on the small things and let God make it something big!
Look, I am all for Big Hairy Audacious Goals, but if that is all you focus on you can really miss some of the greater things of God.
Sometimes it is the little things that have the greatest impact because God is in the little things also.
On one of my relatives farms in West Virginia there is this enormous oak tree. It is called Charlie's oak. I don't know why other than I have a great uncle named Charlie and somehow his name is attached to this tree. I am sure there is a story attached to it--but I don't know what it is and it really doesn't matter today.
So this big oak, started from an acorn that fell from another tree, a tree that does not exist. I wonder how far it's roots extend. I wonder how many oaks around it have started from an acorn that fell from it's branches. I wonder how many birds or squirrels have made their temporary home in Charlie's Oak.
Isn't it amazing God can take a small acorn and make such a difference within this small portion of space on earth.
Can you imagine what God can do if we learn to live in the small stuff, letting God make it grow? Can you imagine what God can do through you if you let Him do his work?
What small thing can you do today, that God can use to make a big impact?
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