The Bible's Weirdest Miracle (And Why It Changes Everything)ਨਮੂਨਾ

Day 2: The Small Things Standard

Yesterday we saw God make iron float for a borrowed axehead. Today, Jesus reveals why that "small" miracle makes perfect sense.

Jesus had a radical perspective on little things: they're actually the biggest things.

Think about the axehead guy again. He could have easily rationalized it away: "Accidents happen. Tools break. I'll pay him back eventually." Instead, he immediately ran to get help because someone else's property mattered to him.

Jesus says this kind of faithfulness in small things is the foundation of everything else.

Here's what most of us get backwards: We think we'll be more faithful when the stakes get higher. We'll tithe when we make more money. We'll be generous when we're debt-free. We'll pray about finances when we face a real crisis.

But Jesus flips that logic completely.

How we handle the borrowed axehead determines how God entrusts us with kingdoms.

Your integrity with small amounts of money reveals your character with large amounts. Your faithfulness with someone else's tools predicts your stewardship of your own resources. Your honesty about small mistakes demonstrates your trustworthiness with bigger responsibilities.

And this changes everything about daily financial decisions:

• That "small" amount you owe someone? It's a faithfulness test.
• How you handle borrowed items? It's character development.
• Your response to minor financial mistakes? It's leadership training.
• The way you treat small financial commitments? It's spiritual formation.

God made iron float because He saw a man who understood this principle instinctively.

The axehead wasn't small to him because nothing borrowed is small when you value integrity.

Let’s pray:

Lord, help me to stop calling small things small. Help me see every financial decision through Your eyes. Help me to be faithful in the little things so I can be trusted with much.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.