Why Childcare? Part Two

Why does God choose small people to use? Sometimes small in age, like David or Samuel were when they started. Sometimes it’s a different kind of small, sort of like “consider  your calling brethren, how not many wise, not many noble were chosen…” I think God likes to use little people, and even little things, just so that we can see how big and awesome He is. After all, isn’t that the point of all He does? He loves us so much, and He wants us to know Him. So He picks things and people to use that will make who He is obvious. Maybe that’s one of the reasons He likes kids so much. When the tool used is so small, you can’t help but admire the Craftsman.

Kids, being so small, are in a perfect position to show off the bigness of God. He is so great that He comes through even in the simple things they do-playing with other kids in the village, listening to their parents, sitting in the teaching times… all of these things are God’s light, shining through, not only to the kids who have never heard of Jesus, but also to the parents of these children.

People get confused and think that the strength of a ministry is in the skills of this individual, or the talent of that gifted person, or the incredible effort exerted by these faithful workers. And though all those things factor in, let’s not forget that “unless the Lord builds a house, they labor in vain that build it” (Psalm 127:1). And that God choses to use things we call foolish, low and weak to prove how desperately we need Him (1 Corinthians 1:27-31). God plans to be unmistakable.

Why be involved with childcare? Because God will use little people to display His wonderful, good, bigness. And after all, isn’t that what walking with Jesus is all about?