 At a tender age of 5, Albert Einstein was given a compass as a birthday gift by his dad. He discovered that the compass needle always points to the true North. That stirred the boy’s curiosity in the forces at play in the unseen world. Einstein is to grow up and make his mark in the world through his theory of relativity, gravitational waves, photoelectric effect of light, and so on.
A book, with the verses that read, “As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2: 6-7, RSV) was given to me on my 18th birthday. It changed the course of my life. It took me beyond church-going to a lifelong quest of knowing and following Jesus as Lord.
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In the fall of 1934, Evangelist Mordecai Ham of Louisville, Kentucky, held a three-month-long revival meeting in Charlotte. A few weeks into the meetings, a certain Albert McMakin, gathered a group of local youths and took them to the service in his pick-up truck night after night. Billy Graham was one of the youths. Finally one night Billy went forward to make a personal commitment to Christ. The rest is history.
Our calling is to be faithful in doing the will of God — in big things — like obeying the Great Commission, and in small things - like giving someone a ride to church. Small gifts and thoughtful acts can have an impact beyond our dreams. Mega changes in our world today can have a dwarfing effect on us. We must take comfort in the fact that in God, there are no little people. Under God — a ‘mustard seed’ gift given, a word of encouragement spoken, a thoughtful line written, a ministry assignment done etc., can lead to kingdom-size impact.
Be faithful — every moment and every day to the Lord’s promptings and leading. The obedience is ours. The results are His!
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