{"id":123,"date":"2026-01-29T14:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:53:18","slug":"fruit-sticks-and-other-little-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/fruit-sticks-and-other-little-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit, Sticks, and Other “Little” Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHe who is faithful in what is lease is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much\u201d (Luke 16:10).<\/span><\/p>\n

In Eden it was simply fruit. Sure, God said don\u2019t eat that particular kind (Genesis 2:16), but who\u2019s going to get all worked up over a piece of fruit? Is fruit really that important to God? You might want to check with Adam and Eve on that. They have firsthand experience. But don\u2019t look for them in Eden. It seems God expelled them from that Paradise \u2013 something about eating forbidden fruit!<\/span><\/p>\n

In the wilderness it was sticks. Sure, God told the Israelites not to perform ordinary labor on the Sabbath (Exodus 31:12-17). But who\u2019s going to get all worked up over gathering a few sticks? Are sticks really that important to God? We could ask the man in Numbers 15:32-36 if only we could find him under that pile of stones!<\/span><\/p>\n

Some today are claiming that gender roles, instrumental music, and weekly communion are \u201cnon-issues.\u201d They admonish us, \u201cJust tell the lost about Jesus and feed the hungry \u2013 those are the important things.\u201d And Jesus certainly did say some matters are \u201cweightier\u201d than others (Matthew 23:23). He illustrated this fact in the next verse by denouncing His critics who, He said, \u201cstrain out a gnat and swallow a camel\u201d (23:24). Corrupting the worship of God and disregarding His instructions on gender roles, however, can hardly be classified as \u201cgnat\u201d issues. God\u2019s will on Gender roles has its basis in the creation itself (1 Timothy 2:12-14); and worship is a crucial matter in both testaments where reverence for God precludes any tampering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Put a frog in a pan of water over a low flame. The poor frog doesn\u2019t even notice the water warming ever-so-slowly. Long before he catches on \u2013 he\u2019s dead!<\/span><\/p>\n

Little things matter!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe who is faithful in what is lease is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much\u201d (Luke 16:10). In Eden it was simply fruit. Sure, God said don\u2019t eat that particular kind (Genesis 2:16),…<\/p>\n

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