Most times when we consider the things God may be concerned about we think He must be very busy dealing with extremely large things. After all, He rules over all creation. The entire universe. However, the more I get to know Him I have realized that God is mindful of the little things.

One such thing that He values quite a lot is our simple prayers. I am not speaking about just the simplicity of our words but the ones that come from the depth of our heart. Those prayers where not much is said. When we stand like the publican, the tax collector, in the synagogue and not raise our eyes to heaven, but beat our breast, and with a very low voice we utter these words:

“God have mercy on me a sinner!” (Luke 18:13)

He delights in those simple prayers and many other small things that occur on the earth.

One creature he delights in is the bees. Why does he love them? They are very diligent creatures whose work replenishes and restores the earth. Have you ever watched them work? Bees are always busy gathering nectar from the plants. Their work pollinates the other plants and sustains plant life. Without their work plants – flowers, trees, shrubs, and other flora, will die. The trees produce oxygen that sustains us. They take the waste air – the carbon dioxide – from us and change it to oxygen so that we can breathe. Plants provide fruits, seeds, leaves, and roots for our food. The food sustains our bodies. They are also food for the cattle, and other animals we eat. All of these sustain us. It is these small things that work together to allow us to do our work, especially the work of God.

If God is concerned about the small things, so should you. It is madness to not pay attention to the small things! The little things can make or break you. Ask the athlete who breaks a world record. Success is not a phenomenon. It doesn’t happen suddenly. It is hinged on the athlete subjecting him or herself to a rigorous training daily training routine.

We know that good daily habits, these small things, can lead to overwhelming success. Guess what? So can indulgence in small things harmful habits. Ask the man who takes pleasure in smoking a cigarette every day. Just ask the person who takes pleasure in a little sip of alcohol to become calm. These repeated small acts become destructive. Soon they take control of our lives. The scriptures admonish us that it is the little foxes that destroy the vine.

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.     Songs of Solomon 2:15

These little foxes are the vices; the bad habits, indulgences, and seeds of sin that are still in us. If we do not cleanse them from ourselves, we will wither and die on the vine. We are the branches; the offshoot of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.     John 5:15

The tender grapes in Songs of Solomon 2 verse 15 are the abundant blessings that are in our lives. It represents spiritual mental, physical, emotional, health, financial, and relational blessings. These blessings will be passed down to the children, their children to a 1,000 generations. If the small things are overcome.

As the small things are overcome we will reap the harvest. The tender grapes Solomon speaks about will be ripened. How do we do that?

Use the tools God has given us. One such tool is the Word of God. It is a powerful weapon that guarantees us victory in this life. The man or woman who is full of the Word is never defeated. They triumph against all odds.

His Word is powerful. When the Word become sour daily guide we will learn how to:

1. Love the Lord, our God, with all our soul, and with all our heart;
2. Love our neighbor as yourself;
3. Serve others.

We cannot love God and not love His word. His word must be our daily nourishment. We must feast on it more than we do our daily meals. When we draw near to His word, He draws near to us. Read and pray the word. Cry out for understanding. Meditate on the scriptures daily.

Meditating on it daily requires that we read it, think deeply about it, memorize it, and speak it regularly. We must write it in places that allow us to be reminded of it. For example, write it on a card and place it on the mirror in the bathroom, in the kitchen, the living room, or anywhere throughout the house. When we meditate on the Word of God we will experience peace of mind, healing in our body, peace throughout our day, a new outlook on life and peace with our neighbor.

Only the Word of God will show us how we may love our neighbor. Sometimes the work of the Holy Spirit may make this change in you before you are aware of the Word of God. begins to make this change the work of the Holy Spirit will cause that change in us, as He works with us to bring us in conformity to it, as He changes us to His image. The changes that you will see happening in your life will include:

1. A refusal to engage in gossip.
2. Having the words to comfort, encourage, heal, and restore others.
3. The ability to correct others in a tender and loving manner.
4. Not lying or bearing false witness against anyone.
5. Concern for the well-being of others.
6. Diligence in your work.

Saints will be interested in each other’s growth. You will rejoice at the success of someone else.

If you allow these small changes to occur in you. You will experience a radical shift in your worship. There will be unity with the brethren. It will cause you to see an outpouring of the glory of God in corporate worship.

This is the law of unity. A united small group is a mighty army for God. He always uses small things to accomplish great deeds. It was with a small army, led by Gideon, that He overthrew the mighty army of the Philistines. It was with a small group that He brought the Fire of the Holy Spirit to the World.

When you join a small united group, you will see the glory of God working in your life. You will become a carrier of the glory. You will command sickness and it will go from you, your household, and others. No witch, no warlock, no demon will be able to withstand you.

To see power, do the first thing first, take care of the small things. God delights in the small things done from the heart.