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Show LITTLE BY LITTLE Deuteronomy Get rich schemes more me to dime Cs".;) dozen. I get from somebody a imagine buy some thing so that I calls than you wanting are a 7: 17-26 can can distribute it to you the members of this congregation and make a million dollars overnight. fund, Enroll in this program, invest in this sell this product, distribute this item and you will make a whole lot of money. We go to school and graduate after taking one course at a time. We build a house with time. We Whatever achieve always happen to board at a hard work and big? I have discovered that you great goals but you will almost time to make it can one have to do it LITTLE BY LITTLE. hoping to reach the land of promise and.to enjoy the blessings of a land flowing with milk and honey. They have been on their way for forty years and the task seems great, too great for sense or sight. The children of Israel have been 1 already people their, bigger and stronger people. The route is across water, through the wilderness, and over the mountain. There are To rush in is to make step at a mistake but to take it a one way to reach time, little by little is the glory. There is a wonderful song that tunes: One day at a time sweet Jesus, One day at a time." It could well be brother, one LITTLE. step at a one step at a time, LITTLE time, BY My parents taught us that anything worthwhile take effort and time. That is the theme of this sermon. To make it to the 8lbM bd,J 41';;1'It ) rJ.rcc t_lPf i4iI--b;v,+ h t It overmg Journey. kimg dom is not Just i om IS an takes time to get there. Y ou ask · · me take time to get there and why must approach the journey little by little? Well, first, impossible the work before why +:": does it we us seems overpowering. When we see the odds, we wonder is it possible? The text says, or "Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt remember what the Lord 2 thy God did ... "( Deut 7: 18) There is so much to do and evil is ever present before us. The water pots are empty, the guest have gathered, and we have run out of wine. The men, we born blind. There man was they cannot make have is a it home hungry are 5000 and all lads lunch of two fish and five barley loaves. The storm is raging, the waves are rising, the boat is about to sink, and our rowing is useless. Just when we think all is well, something else goes wrong. The more we know about the world in which more we impossible know about for salvation. Second, our our situation we live, the seems. The more hearts, the greater the need This is the little a we achieved testifies that by little journey. have already little we can , achieve more. thy God brought thee out: so shall the Lord thy god do (Deut 7: 19) The same God who will get us into the promised land is the God who delivered us out of Egyptian bondage. Faith that we can makes us press on. We see a glimmer of light at the end of the " ... the Lord " ... 3 , tunnel and believe that what journey, what started is what God has complete. that He begun Since never we fails, in possible. us war for us is will have tried God and know our be We know that faith and trust is over. won battles believe The task God has LITTLE BY LITTLE. a Then, soon make the He is able to reinforced. Those who have the we can tell you that taking care of the small details is better than trying to grab Let the whole me thing. "And the Lord thy God will by little by put out those nations before thee little:; thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beast of the field increase upon thee." (Deut. 7: 22) It is not one big blow that saves the world, but one blow at a time. Somebody long it! why the Master is taking so returning. There are souls to be saved one country at a time, one individual at a time and ultimately the whole world will stand before God. He is giving us time to strive for asked 4 perfection, to press toward the mark of higher calling, to occupy until He comes, to get ready for His appearing, to dress for the bridegroom to come. We have to work out our souls salvation trembling. Step by Step, we'll make this journey, though it seems so hard. Step by step, we'll make this journey. in fear and 5 even |
