Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. Colossians 3:17 (MSG)
I love details. They were crucial in my nursing career. I look for details everywhere and include them in my own fiber art, even if no one else ever recognizes them. To me, little things matter. Science recognizes this as well.
When Edward Lorenz, a scientist in the 1960s, tried to take a shortcut by omitting the last three of six decimal places in his weather prediction program, the results were vastly different, giving rise to what is now called the butterfly effect. Can the tiny breeze from a butterfly’s wings result in a tornado a continent away? Apparently so. Everything matters.
This comes as no surprise to God, Who made this interconnected world and has always been meticulous about details. His directions to Moses regarding the Tabernacle in Exodus and His detailed instructions to the Israelites in the book of Leviticus reveal this. David, too, gave his son, Solomon, comprehensive instructions regarding the construction of the first Temple. Eugene Peterson, translator of The Message, says, “There is immense significance in everything that we do.”
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Details matter to Jesus, too. He came to accomplish His Father’s will—“not a single detail missed” (John 6:39, MSG), carrying out His Father’s wishes “down to the last detail” (John 14:31, MSG). He told His Father, “I glorified you on earth by completing down to the last detail what you assigned me to do” (John 17:4, MSG).
And little you and me? When we follow Jesus, we can be “sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good” (Romans 8:28, MSH).
Faith Step: Offer Jesus moments in your day. Then live those moments.
