Be Faithful in Little Things

“Faithful in that which is least” — Luke 16:10.

The man that missed his opportunity and met the judgment of the unfaithful servant was not the man with five talents, or the man with two, but the man who had only one. The people who are in danger of missing life's great meaning are the people of ordinary capacity and opportunity, and who say to themselves, “There is so little I can do that I will not try to do anything.” One of the finest windows in Europe was made from the remnants an apprentice boy collected from the cuttings of his master's great work. The sweepings of the British mint are worth millions. The tiny bearings on which the mechanism of your watch turns are so important that they are actually made of jewels. And so God places a solemn value and responsibility on the humble workers, the people that try to hide behind their insignificance the trifling opportunities and the single talents; and our littleness will not excuse us in the reckoning day.

Do not speak of talents—what do you have to do?
You have enough, whether five or two.
Do not speak of talents—is your duty done?
This brings the blessing, whether ten or one.