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“The one who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and the one who is unrighteous in a very little thing is also unrighteous in much.”

—Luke 16:10

Sometimes it feels like everything gets in the way of doing the big, important things. But this passage in Luke 16 makes it clear that our diligence even in the menial, invisible duties we’ve been given shows our faithfulness.

Jesus performed miracles, but he also washed the disciples’ feet. He preached, but he also spent much time in prayer.

Our priorities and character show in every small thing we do with integrity . . . the dishes, our jobs, raising children, stewarding our money, and anything else we could put there.

We might be placed where it doesn’t seem like anything we do could possibly matter to the Lord, but when we look at the stories in the Bible, we see that was true of many of the most notable people we find there.

God’s purpose for Moses didn’t become clear until after he’d spent forty years as a shepherd. David was tending his father’s sheep when Samuel came to anoint a king, and his father believed him so unlikely to be chosen that he wasn’t even called in from the fields. Joseph had no idea he would save nations from starvation as he lived the life of a faithful and industrious slave and prisoner. Jesus was a carpenter until he was thirty.

Wherever God has placed us, that is where we’re to be faithful. In each of the small tasks that seem like they couldn’t possibly impact the kingdom of God, we work as if we are doing them for God (Colossians 3:23–24). They all matter to him. 

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