“Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines” Song of Solomon 2:15
Some of the most destructive things are tiny. You don’t see germs, but they can kill you. Termites are not dangerous themselves, but what they do is catastrophic.
With general perceptions, it is the big things that get our attention, while the little things are considered insignificant and maybe overlooked or dismissed. Likewise, there is usually a sufficient response in countering a big problem, while something that appears little will go unchecked.
I am sure this kind of perception played a major role in the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden. After all, they could have concluded that just eating a piece of forbidden fruit was such a small, insignificant matter. While it was perceived by man to be only a minor variance, it was the gravest mistake they could ever have made, being a transgression of God’s Word.
Remember James 2:10? “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” All it takes is one indiscretion to turn success into failure. Consider that the game of baseball posts errors on the same scorecard as they do runs scored. WHY? Because just as one run can decide who wins the game, one error can determine who loses.
Luke 16:8 “…for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.” When it comes to the business of this world, people are wise to the fact that they cannot afford to allow themselves to fail to do what they should, even once, as this may change their success into failure. But often when it comes to spiritual things, some expect even their repeated “no shows” to be completely overlooked, and are offended if their irregularities are even questioned.
These thoughts are dealing with personal responsibility, rather than being negative minded towards others. For the most part, failure does not stem from where we have diligently tried to do what is right, but rather where we have chosen to look the other way where indiscretions are concerned.
SHARING
