"Faithful in That Which Is Least"

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Luke 16:10.

The active service of God is directly connected with the ordinary
duties of life, even its humblest occupations. We are to serve God just
where He puts us. He is to place us individually, and not we ourselves.
Perhaps service in the home life is the place we are to occupy for a time,
if not always. Then a preparation for that work should be obtained, that we
may do our best in service for the Lord.

The Lord is testing and proving us to see what sort of timbers, or
attributes, we are bringing into the character building. If we are listless
and indifferent, negligent and careless, in the small, everyday duties we
shall never be fitted for any other service for God. . . . He that is
unfaithful in that which is least would certainly repeat this unfaithfulness
if placed in higher positions of trust and given larger responsibilities. .
. . The service of God will be done in a haphazard manner. . . .



The importance of little things is underrated just because they are
small, but the influence of the little things for good or evil is great.
They supply much of the actual discipline of life for every human being.
They are part of the training of the soul in the sanctification of all our
entrusted talents to God. Faithfulness in the little things in the line of
duty makes the worker in God's service reflect more and more the likeness of
Christ.

Our Saviour is a Saviour for the perfection of the whole man. He is not
the God of part of the being only. The grace of Christ works to the
disciplining of the whole human fabric. He made all. He has redeemed all. He
has made the mind, the strength, the body as well as the soul, partaker of
the divine nature, and all is His purchased possession. He must be served
with the whole mind, heart, soul, and strength. Then the Lord will be
glorified in His saints in even the common, temporal things with which they
are connected. "Holiness unto the Lord" will be the inscription placed upon
them.

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