The Little Things Do Matter!

     Many things in life seem to be insignificant.  Most people are born with an appendix, but the purpose of the appendix is often a mystery.  About the only thing it seems to bring is appendicitis.  There are small things all around us such as very small flowers, bugs of all sorts and even some birds.  We have some very small birds that like to hang upside down when they eat.  The hummingbird is another example of a very small creature.  There may be times when we wonder just how important these insignificant things really are in the scheme of things.  I've always thought that I could really get along without gnats and other small insects.  Then, I realized that there is an ecosystem that everything is involved in which is important in the big picture.  There are over 7.4 billion people in the world today.  That's a lot of people.  Would it make any difference if just a few of them fell through the cracks?  Matthew 18:10-12 says, "Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.  For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?" 
     So, all the sheep are important to the shepherd.  He doesn't want to lose evern one of them.  When the sheep, that one that has gone astray or that is away from the flock, seems to get cast down, caught in a thicket, on a rocky precipice or whatever, He goes after it.  Even though there are 99 sheep in the flock, that one is still important.  To put another slant on this, suppose you are that one sheep.  Would you think of the Shepherd and plead for His help?  We all would do so.  The Shepherd would be our only chance for survival and we would be bleating at the top of our voices for Him to find us and to rescue us.  Yes, the little things, especially the little creatures  are all important.  That means that in our shoes, we are important to that Great Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Have anything to praise God for today?  How about praising Him for His care for each little lamb that has gone astray