Calling
The Big and Small of It
As little children we
were given illustrations to
Understand the
difference between big and small
Remember pictures
like the little kitten and the big lion
Or, the little mouse
and the big elephant
Our world is full of
big and small
As children, we like
to imagine things so big we cannot comprehend them
And things so small
we cannot see them
As adults we are
still trying to understand “The Big and the Small”
Jesus tells us in
Matthew 5 that big things and little things matter
Nothing you and I do
is insignificant
You are called to the
Biggest Calling and to the Smallest Work
Don’t let your mind
become overwhelmed
And don’t think the
smallest work is not important
Righteousness is one
size that fits all
And that is the Big
and Small of it
The Big and Small of
It
As little children, we were given illustrations to
understand the difference between big and small.
Remember pictures like…
The little kitten and
the big lion
Or, the little mouse and the big elephant.
Our world is full of big and small.
As children, we like to imagine things…
So big we cannot comprehend them
And things so small we cannot see them.
As adults we are still trying to
understand “The Big and the Small”.
Jesus tells us in Matthew 5 that
big things and little things matter.
The big thing in Matthew 5:17-20
is the Kingdom of
Heaven.
WOW! How big is
that?
How large is the territory…
The realm of the Kingdom
God
the Father and the Son Jesus Christ?
The Gran Telescopio Canarias is by far
the
largest telescope on earth and measures
34
feet (or 409 inches) across!
Its home is in the Canary Islands of Spain.
The design and development of this telescope
took more than 1,000 people from over 100
companies more than a decade to complete.
Yet, this amazing telescope cannot
tell us how big the heavens are.
The small thing Jesus talks
about in Matthew 5…
Is the smallest
letter, in fact
not even a stroke of a pen.
I have a leather bound Bible
that is about 1”x1”x.75”.
This is not the Bible for the elderly.
You can imagine how small the smallest letter is.
Jesus is saying in Matthew 5…
Both the big and the
small
are VERY IMPORTANT.
You and I are called to serve God.
We are servants of the Kingdom
of God, the Kingdom of Heaven.
This Kingdom is not only big in the physical size…
But big in the since
of time.
Which makes our short lives a very
small part of the big Kingdom of Heaven.
Jesus tells us the smallest part of the law of the
Kingdom, what may seem to be insignificant
because of size is of big important.
In verse 20, Jesus brings us into this comparison…
For I tell you that
unless your righteousness surpasses
that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the
law,
you will certainly not
enter the kingdom of heaven.
Our “righteousness” must
be greater than
the teachers and the teaching of the law.
If we want to enter the big Kingdom of Heaven…
Our righteousness
matters.
Righteousness…
A great definition
is right standing with God.
Righteousness is
doing the right thing.
God knows all the right things…
And He wrote those
things down so we
can do the right things and be blessed.
Little things do make big differences.
Little wrong choices and right
choices make big changes.
You and I are called to serve in this big Kingdom of God,
we cannot be involved in anything bigger in life.
There are a lot of big
organizations in the world…
But none come close to the Kingdom of Heaven.
What an honor to serve in this Kingdom.
This Kingdom has lots of needs because God
welcomes unrighteous, undeserving people into it.
They are welcomed because Jesus loved them so
much He paid the price for their unrighteousness…
Unrighteousness that hurt themselves and others.
The Kingdom is a place for healing and restoration.
We are called to a lifelong service to the
Kingdom, its King and its people.
We are also called to invite others
to meet our friend and King, Jesus.
We can show others the wonderful Kingdom…
But nothing is more
important than meeting
and becoming a friend of the King.
Jesus said…
“This is how you
should pray.”
Ask yourself the question…
How often is that?
How often do you pray and
how often should you pray?
Paul in 1Thessaloians 5:17 said…
We are to “Pray without ceasing”.
So when we pray we are to pray…
"'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in
heaven.
Matthew
6:9-10
Everything you and I do effects
the Kingdom of Heaven.
God is calling each one of
us to bring Heaven to earth…
First in our own life, then to others.
If the smallest letter on the law
of the Kingdom is a big deal…
Than so is every
breath you breathe,
your talk and every little sound you make.
Every sound of your life makes a difference.
God cares about how that sound affects you and others.
Jesus once took some little or small children and said…
I tell you the truth,
anyone who will
not receive the
kingdom of God like
a little child will
never enter it."
Mark 10:15
Don’t over complicate the small or the big.
Jesus said the righteous generally
don’t know the impact they are doing…
As they feed the
hungry, cloth the needy,
and visit the sick and
imprisoned.
Matthew 25
You and I can never…
With the biggest
telescope
or the greatest microscope…
Fully see or
comprehend the big and the
small of the Kingdom God and His Word.
But we need to comprehend.
We are called to
serve in the big Kingdom and
every utterance we make, every action we take, matters.
So whether you are standing in front of
10,000 people or a 2 year old child…
What you say and what
you do matters.
Nothing you and I do is insignificant.
You are called to the Biggest
Calling and to the Smallest Work.
Don’t let your mind become overwhelmed
and don’t think the smallest work is not important.
Righteousness is one size that fits all…
And that is the Big and Small of it.
Scripture Reading
Matthew 5:17-20 NIV
17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or
the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell
you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not
the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until
everything is accomplished. 19 Anyone who breaks one of the least of these
commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the
kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be
called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your
righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you
will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
