Don’t despise the day of small things

ARCHITECTURAL ZERO. Zechariah 4:10.

Adolf Hitler loved architecture. Albert Speer, his architect, writes that Hitler was forever coming up with plans for buildings and monuments. The drawings were not bad, but the designs dwarfed everything else. Hitler dreamed of making Berlin a partial copy of Paris, but making everything larger: a wider main boulevard, a taller victory arch, andContinue reading “ARCHITECTURAL ZERO. Zechariah 4:10.”

‘FOR WHO HAS DESPISED THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS?’ Zechariah 4:10.

Dr. A.O. Collins, Old Testament professor at HBU, once quoted the passage above in defense of small churches. And even as a member of a large church, I knew he made a great point: churches do not have to be big to honor God. Most churches are small and most people who love Jesus learnedContinue reading “‘FOR WHO HAS DESPISED THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS?’ Zechariah 4:10.”

The Day of Small Things. Ezra 5:10

Long ago, the people of Israel rejected God and His Word. Many died. Solomon’s temple was destroyed. God sent the survivors to live in the pagan nation of Babylon for generations. (That’s where Daniel faced the lions, and Shedrach, et al., faced the fiery furnace.) Then God used King Cyrus to send the new generationContinue reading “The Day of Small Things. Ezra 5:10”

SURRENDER YOUR EXPECTATIONS. Ezra 3:11-13; Zechariah 4:10.

What do you expect God to do for you? Do you think “I’ve obeyed Him, so I know He will give me _________”? Examples: You work hard in school, so you expect God to bless you with money. You are pure with the opposite sex, so you expect a rock-star spouse. You give your talentsContinue reading “SURRENDER YOUR EXPECTATIONS. Ezra 3:11-13; Zechariah 4:10.”

Size is Irrelevant. “For Who Has Despised the Day of Small Things?” Ezekiel 42:20.

Solomon’s Temple was not as big as you think. We speak of the glory of Solomon’s Temple as though nothing else like it ever existed. In terms of gold-paneled walls, inlaid jewels, and precious stones, perhaps nothing else like it has existed. But Solomon’s Temple was probably no bigger than your house. The Tabernacle cameContinue reading “Size is Irrelevant. “For Who Has Despised the Day of Small Things?” Ezekiel 42:20.”