DAILY DEVOTIONAL 📖  

Big Bears and Little Bears

Two men were standing talking to each other. One was huge -- tall and burly, a man of great apparent strength. The other was small. Admiring the size of the larger man, the smaller one said, "You know, if I were as big and strong as you, I would not be afraid of anything. I'd go out in the woods and find the biggest bear and tear him limb from limb." The big fellow replied, “You know, there are a lot of little bears in the woods. Maybe you should go tackle one of them.”

 

Likewise, many are just standing on the sidelines telling what they would do if only they had the abilities of others. But they do not have those abilities, so nothing gets done.

 

What are your skills? It is important that each person make a careful, prayerful, and honest evaluation of himself, his time and resources, his strength, abilities, and attitudes (1 Cor 4:3-4). There are big bears and little bears, big works and little works, big people and little people.

 

Are you ready to tackle some bears and do some work, or are you content to sit on the sidelines and wonder why other people are not doing more? ~~Gerald Cowen

 

THOUGHT SMILE OF THE DAY 🤔  After the Sunday morning service, the preacher stood at the door, shaking hands and exchanging kind words with church members.  People smiled politely, said, “Good morning,” but no one commented on the sermon. He began to wonder if maybe it hadn’t connected the way he’d hoped — until one man came up and said, “Your sermon reminded me of the peace and love of God.”

 

The preacher smiled.  “Thank you!  But what do you mean?”

 

The man replied, “It reminded me of the peace of God because it passed all understanding. And it reminded me of the love of God because it endured forever.”