"LITTLE FLOCK!"

Luke 12:32-34                                   (ESV)
"32 "Fear not, "LITTLE FLOCK", for it is your FATHER's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."



Recently my home church was honored to visit a local, smaller fellowship that GOD had provided the resources for us to assist them earlier this year.  My pastor delivered a sermon from Luke 12, and the above verses stood out in my mind.  According to the attendance report, this small fellowship only has 12-15 regular attendees and do not have tremendous assets to draw from to perform the tasks most churches nowadays try to accomplish.  But then again, what is the "church" called to do?

There are times when GOD places us in situations for us to represent HIM.  We don't have to say real comforting or uplifting words, our quiet presence is all that is required of us to minister to HIS "LITTLE FLOCK".  You can be a member of the largest fellowship in your area, but when a brother or sister is in need and you fulfill that need, the fellowship you attend doesn't come into play nearly as much as your relationship with the FATHER!  JESUS said your FATHER is the Creator of the Universe.  HE can give us whatever it is HE pleases.  JESUS, GOD in the flesh, said with HIS own lips "for it is your FATHER's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.  Sell your possessions, and give to the needy".

It's not about how much money we have in the bank or in our investment portfolio.  When we get to heaven the things that will be remembered are the things we did in HIS name and for HIS glory!  The enemy can tear apart buildings and possessions, but can't take away a kind word spoken in HIS name, or a kind deed when a person is in true need.  Being available to be used, especially at inopportune times, can say GOD LOVES YOU louder and plainer than hundreds of dollars of financial assistance given by a committee or "ministry".

Being a part of the largest, wealthiest congregation can have its benefits, but keep in mind, "it is your FATHER's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" and one day we will be held accountable for what HE has given us.  When you have been blessed with wealth, you will have to give an account one day for that wealth.  When you are a "LITTLE FLOCK" GOD tends to receive ALL of the glory for nothing is expected from such a meager existence, THEREFORE GOD MUST HAVE DONE IT?!?!  How do you want to be seen when before the throne you stand?  From a wealthy, thriving fellowship, or from a "LITTLE FLOCK" with a Shepherd who provides???