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A Small Thing for God

By April 23, 2015No Comments

And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 2 Kings 3:16-18 KJV

The kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom had joined together to fight the king of Moab. As they approached Moab, their armies ran out of water. As you might imagine, this made them very vulnerable, and their situation seemed hopeless. At the suggestion of the king of Judah, they sought the help of the Lord through the prophet Elisha. The answer of the Lord was more than imagined. God said that the provision of water was a small thing, and that He would also give them victory over the Moabites. The next day the valley flowed with water and God gave them a great victory. Too often we hesitate to ask the Lord for help thinking our request is too big, but even our big requests are small things for God.

Lord, too often I look at my problems through my small eyes. Doing so makes You smaller than You are. Because You are so much bigger, my biggest problems are small things for You. Help me to see my problems from Your perspective rather than mine.