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UNITY OF THE BRETHREN CONFERENCE

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THE LITTLE IS ENOUGH

God Takes the Little and Does Big Things  “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” (John 6:9, NIV)  In John 6 we read about the feeding of the 5000 by Jesus. We learn a tremendous KingdomNomics principle from the small lad in the story who had two small fish and five barley loaves of bread. In verse 9 the disciple Andrew questions how so little could be relevant in feeding a multitude of people. Jesus took what was little or insignificant in the view of the world, and miraculously used it to feed the 5000!  What does this say to us? God can take our time, talent, and treasure, even though we think they are small and insignificant, and exponentially multiply them for the advancement of his kingdom in this world. We all want to be “two fish and five loaves people” willing to share so Jesus can do great things through us as we make ourselves available to him.   This lad’s life echoes through eternity because he was willing to share what he had as he yielded himself to the purposes of God.

The Loaf of Time

“For the form of this world is passing away.”
(1 Corinthians 7:31 NKJV)

Time is passing quickly. This has become a stark reality for me. 

The company I used to work for is now gone, having been purchased by another company. 

My formal work career has passed away. 

The house we lived in for years has been sold and is now gone. 

When I look in the mirror in the morning, the evidence is increasing that even my body is passing away.

When you think about it, we are only “renting” or leasing our bodies for a period of time. We are going to have to turn them in at some point. The question facing those of us who realize the importance of the brevity of life is: how should I be spending the time I have left in this world?

Jesus tells us not to labor for the food that perishes, but for that which leads to eternal life. This makes me think about how I leverage what is perishing into the imperishable?  How do I leverage the mortal into immortality? How do I leverage the fading into the unfading?  Is there a way for me to leverage the temporary into the eternal?  

I believe the answer to these questions is a resounding “Yes!”

KingdomNomics thinkers realize that our loaf of time is being shortened by the slice each day. We constantly think about how we can leverage the temporary into the permanency of eternity that becomes reality when the “time bubble” in which we find ourselves is “popped.”