Little by Little

1/29/2010

Exodus 23.29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. 30Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. ESV

Isn’t life mostly little by little anyway? It really is and for the most part we can only handle little by little because too much all at once overwhelms us. And we are severely limited by time and space; we can only do so much and our leverage is only so effective. Life is mostly little by little.

I have great plans but my plans are only accomplished little by little. That is the goodness, patience, and mercy of God. And that is relationship for all eternity – how fast does that need to be?

In a hurry-up, get it all done now, burnout world I am glad the Lord deals with me little by little and gives me the grace to handle up to the measure to which I can handle. God looked out for the welfare of His people then and He does it to this day – little by little.

Father in Heaven,

You are merciful and kind and deal with us gently. Things are to be done in Your time, according to Your schedule – and You seem to prefer little by little. That doesn’t minimize Your promises – it maximizes our effectiveness. Thank You for dealing with me according to this principle – I pray in Jesus’ Name, amen.