When Zerubbabel laid the foundation of the second temple after the
Babylonian Captivity, many of his countrymen viewed the effort with
contempt, believing it would never amount to anything. The prophet
Zechariah responded to these critics in the following manner: “For who
hath despised the day of small things?” (Zechariah 4:8-10). Zechariah
reminded the people that even though the work seemed, in their eyes, to be
insignificant, they were not to despise it because the hand of the Lord was
with Zerubbabel.
When Gideon amassed a large army to do battle with the Midianites, who
were said to be like grasshoppers upon the land, the Lord whittled the
number of Gideon’s forces down to a mere three hundred. Throughout the
Scriptures there is a recurring theme that God is far more interested in
quality than He is in quantity. The smaller the number, the
greater the glory and honor and adoration He receives, which is clearly
demonstrated in the story of Gideon’s three hundred.
As we move down the corridor of time, although it may appear that the
Grace Movement is small and insignificant in the eyes of our denominational
critics, they should take great care not to despise the day of small
things. It is true that we are small by comparison to the mega-churches of
our day that often consider us second class citizens of heaven. However,
just the opposite is true if we apply the above principle from
time past. For those who never took the Grace Message seriously, at the
Judgment Seat of Christ, the Lord may well acknowledge all those who
willingly stood for Paul’s apostleship and message to the praise
of His glory.
So we must never become disheartened that we are small in number, for
God has honored us with an understanding of the Word, rightly divided. But
this does not mean that we should think too highly of ourselves, seeing
that we have a God-given responsibility to make all men see what is the
fellowship of the Mystery. And it is essential that we carry out this
charge by speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).
While we rejoice that Christ is preached in denominational circles, for
the most part, they have turned aside from the truth of the Grace Message.
With this in mind, may I call upon you to unite together with us in prayer
that there might be one last great awakening of our denominational brethren
to Paul’s gospel before we are called into glory? Remember, God is able
“to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to
the power that worketh in us.”
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