God's Glory Church

“For who will despise the day of small things?” — Zechariah 4:10

Will I be able to get to the Olympics? – a college student, a gifted swimmer, worried about her performance. That’s when math professor Ken Ohno studied the girl’s swimming technique and saw how to improve her time by six seconds, a significant difference for a competition of this level. After attaching the sensors to the athlete’s back and analyzing the data, the professor suggested slightly adjusting the movements, which ultimately affected the speed and allowed her to win.

Small corrective actions in the spiritual realm can also make a big difference. The prophet Zechariah spoke about this to the oppressed Jews who, after being exiled under the leadership of Zerubbabel, returned to Jerusalem and tried to restore God’s temple. “Not by might and power, but only by My Spirit,” said the Lord to Zerubbabel (Zech. 4:6).

“For who will despise the day of small things?” – proclaimed Zechariah (v. 10). The exiles were worried that the temple they built would be much more modest than the one once built by King Solomon. But just as a young athlete won an Olympic medal under the guidance of Professor Ono, so the ancient Jewish builders learned that even modest efforts with God’s help can bring us victory for His glory. With God, the little becomes great.

When did great, impressive actions lead to spiritual disappointment? What small changes have improved your spiritual life?

God, point me to small actions that will make big changes in me for Your glory.

Author: Patricia Raybon