Little by little

"I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land" (Ex. 22:29-30).

The Lord brought the children of Israel out of the bondage of Egypt to bring them into the promise land. He promised to go before them, and drive out their enemies so that they might take possession of the land. But although the Lord had the power to do so, he was not going to drive out their enemies over night. He said that he would do it, "little by little." The reason for this was because if he drove them all out at once the Israelites would not be prepared to occupy and care for the land. In addition, the Lord knew that it would take time for them to be ready. Therefore, the Lord would drive out the enemy little by little knowing that his people would grow in preparation to take possession of the land little by little.

God has more for you, but you need to be prepared for it. How do you get prepared for it? Little by little, day by day and step by step. Are you having financial struggles? Don't ask God to bless you with more if you are not faithfully handling the little that he's already given you. Many are in debt today because of poor choices and then they want God to bless their mess. Someone might be asking, "How do I get out of my mess? How about deciding today that you are not going to keep adding to your mess and with God's help you're going to drive out the enemy little by little, one day at a time and one step at a time.

In addition, we tend to want all that God desires for us all at once. We want the promotion, the success, and the blessings but we don't want to pay the price for it. We want it easy. We don't take up our cross, we don't labor in prayer, we don't study the word, we don't spend time cultivating our relationship with God. In the parable of the pounds Jesus rewarded the faithful servant by saying, "And 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). Be faitful to God where you are no matter how little or big the task my seem and God will bless you with more.