“Who despises the day of small things?” Zechariah 4:10

Faithfulness. That’s one consistent quality we can see in the lives of men and women God used in the pages of Scripture. We read in 2 Timothy 2:2, “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (italics added). And Jesus said, “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much” (Luke 16:10).

Right now, you may be at a place in life where nothing seems to be happening. You might be thinking, Lord, come on! Use me. Call on me. I’ll turn this world upside down for You. But the Lord may be saying, “My son, My daughter, you’re not ready yet. I have to prepare you first.” Be faithful to do what He has set before you today to the best of your ability.

That’s what Stephen did. Acts 6 tells us that his job was to serve tables. Notice the church leaders didn’t say, “Stephen, go out and do miracles and then go preach the gospel to the Sanhedrin. While you’re preaching, a guy named Saul of Tarsus will hear you. He ultimately will be converted, and will become the greatest preacher in the history of the church.” Instead, Stephen waited on tables. And as the Lord found him faithful in the little things, He gave him more responsibility.

You can never be too small for God to use; only too big. We need to be faithful in what God has set before us. Because if we’re not faithful in the little things, then we won’t be faithful in greater things either.