small

small (adjective) -
1.a : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions
2. a: minor in influence, power, or rank b : operating on a limited scale
3. lacking in strength (a small voice)
4. limited in degree
5. reduced to a humiliating position

I pulled these definitions of the word “small” from the Webster’s Dictionary. Reread the definitions again – slowly.

small. little. puny. nothing. helpless. shattered. broken. you. me. us. we. We are little.

It seems as if I have been reminded often as of lately just how small we are. I have friends who are out of work. Friends who can’t find jobs. Family members who aren’t walking with Jesus. Middle school students who don’t know Jesus. Seminary students who are just mean. Every day another company is going out of business. Kids getting sick. Kids dying. People dying. People hurting. People I know who are Christians getting divorced. My inability to change people. The stock market. The economy. How hard it is for me to learn Greek. Broken relationships. People who have walked away from the faith. And the list goes on, and on.

I have been reminded over, and over again of just how small we are. Of just how incapable we are of doing “it” on our own. There are some days, some weeks, even some months where I just want to rise my hands up and say “ENOUGH ALREADY, I GIVE UP!” And those are the days I get it right. I have to give up. You have to give up. We can’t do “it.” Whatever “it” is. I’ve tried and I don’t do a very good job of “it.” I have to, you have to, we have to, let God do “it” for us. It’s hard, huh? We want to do “it”, we think we are the only ones who can do “it”, in fact if we don’t do “it” for ourselves; no one else will, right? Wrong.

Tonight I was reminded once again of Romans 5:6 – “For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” The verses following are amazing, but just verse 6 brings tears to my eyes. Christ died for me. For you. For us. Not only did He die – but He died at the right time! Praise God. I am so thankful that His timing is right. He can die on time, and He can come back from death on TIME! He really does ‘it” and He does “it” well. And He did “it” for me, well. Jesus knows what it’s like to be small. Look at that donkey at the top of this post. That was his “car.” A donkey. Talk about small. This is the Son of God, the one who sits at the right hand of the Father, and here He is riding into town on a donkey! He became small.

So here on this Earth, you and I will be small. We will experience all the things I wrote above – even worse. But as believers we know how the story ends. One day it will all be over with. Everything broke will be fixed. Everything damaged will be repaired, restored. One day I’ll get to sit with this King, the One who died for me. The one who is my personal , friend here on Earth. My Savior. I’ll get to meet Him face to face one day– and that makes it all worth it. His timing is right. It’s Perfect. In fact He really does “it”, and like I said; He does “it” well!

So if your going through something today, if you feel small, it’s ok. Our God became small for a short time. It will come to pass. (maybe not this side of Heaven, but one day for sure.) Our God is a big, BIG God. He is in control, and best of all – His timing is PERFECT. Even if it doesn’t seem like it at the time, it is PERFECT. You can believe me when I say that!

“Thank you Father for being perfect, for being big. Thank you for knowing me. Even when I feel so small, so unable– I can know that you are able. You are on the throne, and nothing surprises you. Thank you for sending your Son here, to Earth. He knows what it’s like to be one of “us” , He can relate to us. Thank you for sending your Holy Spirit here, and that He lives in me. I can’t wait to be with you, worshiping you forever. In the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, whom you sent. Amen!”