No price is too high

Some words sound very similar and yet mean very different things. In listening to a recent conversation between two men, one said to the other, "Send me a copy of the script for my approval." However with a few feet of distance and some background noise what I heard was, "Send me a copy of the strip for my approval." Imagine how relieved I felt when clarification was given.

The presence of punctuation can become devastating. An email was sent by the buyer to the selling agent which read, "No price is too high." The deal was closed and finances removed from the account. However, what the buyer intended to say was, "No, price is too high."

Small things can tumble an empire, destroy a marriage, or create a declaration of war. We tend to watch the big areas of life and yet avoid the counsel when God says if we can be trusted with the small things, He will bless us with the bigger. And so, the saying has been repeated many times, "The devil is in the details."

Time has taught us to trust but verify - at least that is how President Reagan walked with our potential enemies. It seems we want full disclosure while giving partial information. Verify them but trust me.

To jump a chasm and miss by only one inch is still going to end in pain. Michael Phelps won a gold medal by the length of a finger nail. A simple quip can wound a soul. A look can lead a king to adultery. And the difference between a yes or a no can end in Heaven or Hell.

Take some time to look at the small things in your life. Allow them to hold the full potential of influence given by God. Realize that nations have been won and lost; marriages have grown stronger or weaker; fortunes exchanged... on a simple word.

Thanks for sitting in the corner with me today.