Friends of faith, even small things can make a big difference in our lives. The Bible is full of examples of small actions and words that lead to significant results. Just as a small mustard seed can grow into a large tree that feeds many, so too can small things make a big difference in our lives.
When we think of the story of David and Goliath, we see that a very young David defeated a giant Goliath in battle. There he won the battle with only a sling and a stone. He had no other weapons than faith in God and courage. Which reminds us that even the smallest thing a believer does can lead to great victory.
Moreover, the Lord Jesus spoke of being faithful in small things. The Bible reminds us to be faithful in small things. Because if we are faithful in small things, we will be prepared for big responsibilities later. So let us remember God’s words and not forget to embrace the small things.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘little things making a big difference’.
“Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward”
— Matthew 10:42
“Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened”
— Matthew 13:33
“They say unto him, We have here but five loaves, two fishesHe said, Bring them hither to meAnd he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, took the five loaves, the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, brake, gave the loaves to his disciples, the disciples to the multitudeAnd they did all eat, were filled: they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets fullAnd they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women children”
— Matthew 14:17-21
“Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; it shall remove; nothing shall be impossible unto you”
— Matthew 17:20
“But Jesus said, Suffer little children, forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven”
— Matthew 19:14
“His lord said unto him, Well done, good faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord”
— Matthew 25:23
“Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, not one of them is forgotten before God?But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows”
— Luke 12:6-7
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much”
— Luke 16:10
“He said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities”
— Luke 19:17
“He looked up, saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasuryAnd he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mitesAnd he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they allFor all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had”
— Luke 21:1-4
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad”
— Proverbs 12:25
“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase”
— Proverbs 13:11
“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure trouble therewith”
— Proverbs 15:16
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; that which he hath given will he pay him again”
— Proverbs 19:17
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it”
— Proverbs 3:27
“For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord , which run to fro through the whole earth”
— Zechariah 4:10
“Every good gift every perfect gift is from above, cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”
— James 1:17
“Even so the tongue is a little member, boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth”
— James 3:5
“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”
— Galatians 6:9
“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked”
— Psalm 37:16
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest”
— Ecclesiastes 9:10
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good”
— Romans 12:21
“Jesus sat over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: many that were rich cast in muchAnd there came a certain poor widow, she threw in two mites, which make a farthingAnd he called unto him his disciples, saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasuryFor all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living”
— Mark 12:41-44
“He said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earthBut when it is sown, it groweth up, becometh greater than all herbs, shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it”
— Mark 4:30-32
“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth”
— Ephesians 4:28
“For as the rain cometh down, the snow from heaven, returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, maketh it bring forth bud, that it may give seed to the sower, bread to the eaterSo shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it”
— Isaiah 55:10-11
“A little one shall become a thousand, a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time”
— Isaiah 60:22
“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, do minister”
— Hebrews 6:10
“Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, not unto men”
— Colossians 3:23
“Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. they filled them up to the brimAnd he saith unto them, Draw out now, bear unto the governor of the feast. they bare itWhen the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom”
— John 2:7-9
“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, two small fishes: but what are they among so many?”
— John 6:9
“The Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? he said, A rod”
— Exodus 4:2
“The Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, deliver the Midianites into thine hand: let all the other people go every man unto his place”
— Judges 7:7
“Five of you shall chase an hundred, an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: your enemies shall fall before you by the sword”
— Leviticus 26:8
“How should one chase a thousand, two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, the Lord had shut them up?”
— Deuteronomy 32:30
“One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you”
— Joshua 23:10
“In those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the number of names together were about an hundred twenty,)”
— Acts 1:15
“She went, came, gleaned in the field after the reapers: her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech”
— Ruth 2:3
“Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt”
— Genesis 41:41
“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase”
— Job 8:7
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with thy God?”
— Micah 6:8