The Day of Small Things

Zechariah 4.10

"For whoever has despised the day of small things, shall rejoice and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel."

1. What are the small things??

The rebuilding of the temple had begun under Zerubbabel. The captives had returned from the Babylonian captivity becuase the new Persian King allowed them to and gave them the freedom to rebuld their place of worship. Those who began working on the second temple apparently saw it as a small thing in comparison to the first temple. Perhaps the task of laying the foundation was, to them, trival in comaprison to the rest of the work.

*Never despise the small things if they are from God. What small things from God are we despising in our own lives?

2. What is a plumb line??

A plumb line is used by a brick layer to ensure that the bricks are layed straight.

*The temple was built in an orderly manner - the use of the plumb line. It wasn't just thrown together. What is the plumb line in our life?? God's word. Our lives, as we seek Him, are orderly like the bricks with His word as the plumb line. There is also the promise that those who did despise the small things would rejoice at some point. That rejoicing would be the sight of the plumb line. Do we rejoice at the sight of the plumb line of God's word in our life??