GOD MATH

Okay, guys and gals... I just got this forwarded to me from Shannon Johnson. One of her friends sent her this devotional via email with a note:

"I wanted to share my morning devotion with you and Kevin. It's from the great Charles Spurgeon, one of my favorites. The reason I wanted to share has to do with a2. If I was on the grass roots level of a new ministry these words would be very encouraging for me. So Enjoy."

Shannon sent the email on to me. After reading these words I knew I had to share them with the a2 family. I know some of the language is a bit archaic, but I believe the message and meaning come through loud and clear.

So, regardless of where you're at or what's going on in your life, maybe these words are for you...

God's Multiplication Table
Charles Spurgeon

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time. (Isaiah 60:22)

Works for the Lord often begin on a small scale, and they are none the worse for this. Feebleness educates faith, brings God near, and wins glory for His name.

Prize promises of increase! Mustard seed is the smallest among seeds, and yet it becomes a treelike plant, with branches which lodge the birds of heaven. We may begin with one, and that "a little one," and yet it will "become a thousand."

The Lord is great at the multiplication table. How often did He say to His lone servant, "I will multiply thee!" Trust in the Lord, ye ones and twos; for He will be in the midst of you if you are gathered in His name.

"A small one." What can be more despicable in the eyes of those who count heads and weigh forces! Yet this is the nucleus of a great nation. Only one star shines out at first in the evening, but soon the sky is crowded with countless lights.

Nor need we think the prospect of increase to be remote, for the promise is, "I Jehovah will hasten it in his time." There will be no premature haste, like that which we see at excited meetings; it will be all in due time, but yet there will be no delay. When the Lord hastens, His speed is glorious.

-Charles Spurgeon

Amen. I like it! Alot!