Faithful in Ordinary Things
Faithfulness in everyday life is a key aspect of the Christian life, and it involves doing everything with the intention of pleasing God.
Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of living in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart in all aspects of life, even in the smallest details. She highlights the Christian's noblest struggle in being conscious of every thought and action for the sake of Jesus. Tileston reminds believers that God is present everywhere, observing all our actions and words, urging them to do everything as if unto the Lord, with the awareness of His unseen eye as the driving force behind their behavior.
Text
Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully,and with a perfect heart.
2 CHRONICLES 19:9
IN little things of common life,
There lies the Christian's noblest strife,
When he does conscience make
Of every thought and throb within;
And words and looks of self and sin
Crushes for Jesus' sake.
J. B. S. MONSELL
WHERESOEVER we be, whatsoever we are doing, in all our work, in our busy daily life, in all schemes and undertakings, in public trusts, and in private retreats, He is with us, and all we do is spread before Him. Do it, then, as to the Lord. Let the thought of His eye unseen be the motive of your acts and words. Do nothing you would not have Him see. Say nothing which you would not have said before His visible presence. This is to do all in His name.
HENRY EDWARD MANNING
If one sign surer than any other be chosen to mark the progress of the Divine life, it is when sanctity prevails even in the minutest points of character, and in ordinary ways. The least look, the faintest expression, the casual act, may tell more of the secret power of Jesus in the soul, than world-famed acts of self-devotion.
T. T. CARTER
Sermon Outline
- Faithful in Ordinary Things
- The Presence of God
- The Mark of Divine Life
- Sanctity in Everyday Life
- The Power of Jesus in the Soul
Key Quotes
“IN little things of common life, There lies the Christian's noblest strife, When he does conscience make Of every thought and throb within;” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“WHERESOEVER we be, whatsoever we are doing, in all our work, in our busy daily life, in all schemes and undertakings, in public trusts, and in private retreats, He is with us, and all we do is spread before Him.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“If one sign surer than any other be chosen to mark the progress of the Divine life, it is when sanctity prevails even in the minutest points of character, and in ordinary ways.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Be mindful of your thoughts, words, and actions, and do everything with the intention of pleasing God.
- Cultivate a sense of God's presence in your daily life by being mindful of His eye unseen.
- Strive to cultivate sanctity in everyday life by being faithful in the smallest details.