Branch Out

His lord said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”

Matthew 25:23

If we want to take root and grow in our faith, it’s necessary to branch out in service. Begin by serving God in little things. It’s wonderful to accomplish great things for Christ, but sometimes our greatest works are in the little things.

In his book Keep On Keeping On, Leslie Flynn relates the legend of an angel who, at the start of a church construction project, announces he will award a prize to the person who made the most significant contribution to the finished product. Everyone works hard, wanting to win—the architect, the contractor, the craftsmen, the artists, the clergy, and the carpenters.

The winner turns out to be an elderly peasant woman who every day carried hay to the ox that pulled the stones for the stonecutters. ^a

Our faith grows as we serve, and we serve best when we’re faithful in little things. Try branching out in a new area of Christian service, however small, and be faithful so that one day the Lord of the Harvest will say, “Well done!”

God expects us to take advantage of every opportunity to be a doer of good. . . . Keep on keeping on. Who does God’s work will get God’s pay.

LESLIE B. FLYNN^b