Title: Small streams of water make up big rivers.
Small streams of water make up big rivers.
Text/ 1 Kings 18:41-46, Matthew 18:1-14
1. Introduction
The prophet Elijah received a revelation from God that it would rain. But it didn't rain for a long time. Elijah called the servant and told him to go up the mountain and see the sky to the west. The servant returned and reported that the western sky was dry. Elijah told him to go again, go again, like that seven times. This is a passage that shows how eagerly Elijah waited for the rain.
The servant who returned after the seventh visit said he saw a small cloud the size of a human palm in the western sky. When Elijah saw the sign of a small cloud the size of his palm, he knew that a heavy rain was coming. It rained heavily.
We are well aware that great histories, great results, and great personalities in politics, science, literature, sports, music, art, exploration, economics, etc., come from the smallest decisions, small gatherings, and small beginnings.細流成江 (Seryuseong River). In other words, a small, slender stream forms a large river that flows smoothly.
2. Therefore, <The Small is Great & Beautiful>
December 17, 1903 at 10:35 am.
Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA.
Wind speed 20-23 meters.
Orville Wright flew the first powered airplane in human history (Flyer I). On this day, Orville Wright's flight time was only 12 seconds.
<See: The New Encyclopeadia Britanica, 28 Vol, 1989, p. 828>
When Elijah saw a cloud as small as the palm of a man's hand rising up in the western sky, he foresaw a heavy rain.
On the morning of December 17, 1903, what was the meaning of the first extremely small and frivolous <Flyer I Airplane> and the first extremely short <12-second flight>? What is the result of a <12-second flight> as short as the palm of your hand?. Its small and frivolous beginnings are today being flooded with huge rains of intercontinental nonstop flight, moon conquest, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune exploration, space stations, space travel, and the space industry. Small things are beautiful. Small starts are great. The Small is Beautiful!. The Small is and Great!.
3. The Wisdom of <Serenity Seonggang> that is nevertheless ignored
However, in our reality, this precious wisdom that <small streams gather to form a big river> is being ignored. A lot of people don't think small things are trivial. And I can't do big things because I'm too overwhelmed. Result does nothing. And then I wander around trying to find a job that suits my level. It's a waste of time. And I regret it.
Today, we will have to realize the wisdom of Seryuseonggang again deeply. We need to develop the insight to look at the palm-sized clouds and foretell heavy rain. It is a dusty mountain. The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. Taishan is high, but it is Moe under the sky.
In a negative sense as well. The beginning of a quarrel seems to be a leak in the spring (Proverbs 17:14). Anyone who throws away even the smallest thing is called the least in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:19). He said that whatever you did not do for one of the least, you did not do for me (Matthew 25:45). A needle thief becomes a cow thief. A person who ignores small things, whether positive or negative, is hard to avoid.
4. Therefore, those who love little things are blessed
The poet William Break writes in Auguries of Innocence.
“To see the whole world from a grain of sand, to see the whole sky from a single wild flower
Grabbing nothingness with one hand, seeing eternity in a moment.”
Blessed are those who value the smallest things and know the value of the smallest things. Blessed are those who now know the greatness of my small beginnings, small services, small smiles, and small kindness. He also knows how terrible my little hatred, little lie, little disappointment, and little rudeness can lead to now.
5. Closing Story
There is nothing in the world that is good. There is nothing “there is nothing that can be done”. There is nothing small, trivial, and insignificant that can be seen right now.萬事皆有意(everything), everything has its own meaning, especially since no one knows when or how a person's work will turn out. We can find the decisive image of cherishing the smallest things and recognizing their value in the life and words of Jesus Christ recorded in Matthew 18:1-14.
It's not the big punches that the boxer goes for by KO, but the accumulation of small jab punches It is not a big help, but a little attention that touches a person. The Small is Great!.
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