What Difference Will It Make?

 My daughter who is sick was watching a movie about a girl who lived during a war. Her mum told her that she had made a casserole for someone whose son died in the war.

The girl looked astonished and asked, "What difference will a casserole make?"

That question made me laugh. Children always have good questions! But I could relate to that question. A casserole wouldn't change what had happened. When Lydia was sick and in hospital, all I wanted was for her to be better so we could go home again. So many people did kind things for us. Visiting us, taking us out for dinner, giving us gifts and cards, making us meals etc. Those things didn't fix our situation. They didn't change Lydia's health. But it made a big difference to how bearable that time was. 

That question also reminds me of Jesus' disciples. When they had an overwhelming crowd of people who needed food, one of them said to Jesus, "There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?" (John 6:9) In other words, what difference will it make?"

The answer is, "A big difference!" 5,000 men plus women and children were fed. A little boy's lunch in Jesus' hands can make a big difference.

Do you ever think, "What difference can I make? What difference do my efforts make? What is it among so many?"

The answer is, "A big difference." When our lives, our talents and all we have are given to God and put in His hands, He can make such a big difference through us. Because He is all-powerful. We need to keep our eyes on the greatness of God, not on the smallness of our efforts.

Give your life to God; He can do more with it than you can. D.L. Moody