Zechariah 4:10 For who has despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice… Value of little things may be seen in — I. GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL DEALINGS WITH HIS CHURCH. Give illustrations from both Old Testament and New, from the Reformation, and from modern missionary societies. II. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INNER LIFE. 1. In the training of children. 2. In the formation of habits; both good and bad. Conclusion — (1) God is with the Church still. Then there is hope in our small beginnings. (2) .Patiently work, biding God's time. (3) Find encouragement in temptation in this, that "He will not break the bruised reed," and if faith be weak, remember that a child may as really (though not as firmly) hold a staff as a strong man. (J. G. Pilkington, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. |
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