Little things

Today, we live in a society where everything and everyone is open to criticism. This takes place even although we all know that no one is perfect, and often it takes place without a full knowledge of all the facts. How different it is with Jesus, the One who is perfect and the One who knows all the facts.

What is Jesus going to say to his people on the Day of Judgement? He will know every detail of their lives, including their failures. Yet, he will say to them, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' How will he be able to say that to them? It is true that all their failures have been forgiven. It will be true that most of them will not have achieved great exploits for him.

The answer may be in the fact that Jesus cares about little things, things so little that we and others may have forgotten that we did them. Little things such as giving a cup of cold water, speaking a word of comfort, sharing a spiritual insight, remembering someone in prayer, taking a few minutes to write an email or letter or make a phone call, and to do such things day by day as part of one's discipleship. 

Often we are in danger of being spiritually inactive because we cannot find space to do big things, or maybe we don't have the talents by which to do them. In such situations, we should remind ourselves who gives the space and who gives the talents. It is God in his providence. 

Maybe we have been given the space(s) and talent(s) to do little things. And if we use them, at the end of the day, Jesus will say to us, 'Well done,' and give us a far greater reward that we can possibly expect.