Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23
“One of the best things in the gospel of Jesus is the stress it lays on small things. It ascribes more value to quality than to quantity; it teaches that God does not ask how much we do, but how we do it.”
J. F. Clarke in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 1895) 387.
Last night I flew to Toronto for meetings with John Pellowe and others at CCCC, the peer accountability group serving ministries Canada today. I am here to build relationships, to learn about the work of CCCC in Canada, to share about GTP and discuss possible areas of global collaboration.
As I serve here and as you labor where God has you, join me in giving thanks that we serve a Lord that does not expect results from us (quantity) but wants us to work for Him doing little things with all our heart (quality). Think about it. In the Great Commission, He does not say “go and make 100 disciples” (quantity), but says to “go and make disciples and teach them to obey everything He commanded” (quality).
When we do the small things with great love and rich generosity, our Lord takes care of the results and, more importantly, our lives (and specifically our love and generosity) bring great glory to Him!