James 3:5 – “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”

But there is, perhaps, another way of looking at the text. Our good deeds, like the tongue, may sometimes seem small, but the action produced by them might have a powerful “matter,” effect, or result that is also kindled.

Knowing that we are more than conquerors in Christ gives new inner strength to face trials for we know we will win the battle in the end.

Several people in God’s Word are shadowy. They appear and disappear quickly, and we know little about them. Even so, God used some of them to accomplish great things.

There were those in Corinth who questioned Paul’s apostleship and the inspiration of his words and authority. They pointed out his weakness in body and speech. But they couldn't question the power of his words and the results of his ministry.

Have you every wondered why such men as Voltaire, Robert Ingersoll, Thomas Paine, and Stephen Hawking would spend their lives speaking against God or trying to prove that God does not matter or exist?

To keep the weight of sin off, step on the spiritual scales everyday. 

Don’t let bitterness, fear, or anger about the direction our modern culture is going make you useless to God and to the people around you. You have been placed where you are for such a time as this.

Keep producing works for God. They might not “catch on” or be popular now, but God may use them later on for His glory and the good of man.

Whatever it is, look to Jesus.