Text: Matthew 5:13-16
Memory text:
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
‭ 1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV

After Blaise Pascal, the brilliant 17th-century scientist and mathematician, experienced salvation, he often prayed: “Lord, help me to do great things as though they were little, since I do them with Your power; and little things as though they were great, since I do them in Your name.”
According to our memory text, we are called to glorify God in all things. Pay attention to this, “whatever you do.” It means nothing in our life should be left out of the glory of God, be it small or big, spiritual or secular life, private or public life. Everything must be done to please God.
We do not glorify God when we avoid great or big challenges because of their sizes. We glorify the devil when we confess them as impossible and unconquerable. The ten spies did attract divine judgment through this. “But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.””‭ (Num‬ ‭13‬:‭31).
Contrarily, we glorify God when we agree with His word and declare that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us ‭‭(Phil‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬). Caleb did this to please God. He said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”” ‭‭(Num‬ ‭13‬:‭30‬). What a contrast! Our words will either glorify God or satan (Psa 50:23).
What about in small things? This can be very tempting, as we can easily take God’s glory for our achievement. Since we didn’t exact much effort, nor was it challenging, we can think that we did it in our might, wisdom, or calculations. We are quick to forget that we can do nothing without God’s input (John 15:5). We forget that the “.. fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives..” ‭‭(Eccl‬ ‭9‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬). It takes the blessing of God to make the fastest runner win a race! Most often, we fail in small things than in big things for this same reason. Let us never do little things on our own but in the name of the Lord as though they are great. Let us involve Him in the minutest things of our lives, even when we think we know what to do (Prov 3:5-6). In this way, we will give God glory.
Friends, whether you are engaged in a mighty project or just giving help to a needy, do all in the strength of the Lord and in His name, and thus glorify Him.

Prayer points
1. Father, deliver me from the temptation of glorifying the flesh or the devil in anything that I do in Jesus’ name.
2. Father, let me always do small things in Your name and big things in Your strength, in Jesus’ name.

Today’s declarations
1. I won’t glorify the devil by running away from big challenges, but I will confront it in the strength of the Lord.
2. I glorify God when I don’t handle little things in my own ability, but I do them in the name of the Lord as though they are great.

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