Little Is Much When God Is in It
By: Kittie Louise Suffield
In the harvest field now ripened, there's a work for all to do;
Hark, the voice of God is calling, to the harvest calling you.
Little is much when God is in it! Labor not for wealth or fame.
There's a crown - and you can win it, if you go in Jesus' name.
In the mad rush of the broad way, in the hurry and the strife,
Tell of Jesus' love and mercy, give to them the Word of Life.
Little is much when God is in it! Labor not for wealth or fame.
There's a crown - and you can win it, if you go in Jesus' name.
Does the place you're called to labor, seem to small and little known?
It is great if God is in it, and He'll not forget His own.
Little is much when God is in it! Labor not for wealth or fame.
There's a crown - and you can win it, if you go in Jesus' name.
Are you laid aside from service, body worn from toil and care?
You can still be in the battle, in the sacred place of prayer.
Little is much when God is in it! Labor not for wealth or fame.
There's a crown - and you can win it, if you go in Jesus' name.
When the conflict here is ended and our race on earth is run,
He will say, if we are faithful, "Welcome home, my child - well done!"
Little is much when God is in it! Labor not for wealth or fame.
There's a crown - and you can win it, if you go in Jesus' name.
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One snowy night, Fred Suffield, a Canadian, awoke to an urgent pounding on his door. A half-frozen man reported that a train had stalled in the blizzard, and the freezing snow put all the passengers in danger. Fred followed the man to the train and led the passengers back to his house. Later, one of the passengers named Kittie wrote a thank you note. Fred replied, and Kittie wrote back. Soon, their correspondence led to courtship and then to marriage. Later, Fred and Kittie attended a church in Ottawa, where A.J. Shea was pastor, and gave their lives to the Lord. They entered the ministry of evangelism. One summer they invited the pastor's teenage son, George, to spend a month with them in Westport, Ontario, holding evangelistic meetings. One night, George attempted to sing, accompanied by Kittie on the piano, but his voice cracked on the high notes. He sat down mortified and vowed never to sing again. Howere, Kitting suggested he sing in a lower key. He took her advice and kept singing. In June of 2000, many years later, Billy Graham came to Nashville, Tennessee for a four-night mission. At the reception for the Graham team just before the meetings began, George Shea, 92 years of age at the time, rose to sing. His baritone voice broke into a song that had been written 73 years before by Fred and Kitting: "Little Is Much When God Is in It." God uses little things in great way. A tiny acorn seed may produce a forest. A spark may ignite a revival. Wherever you are, don't be discouraged in serving the Lord, even if it might seem small. God has amazing things in store for you!
Psalm 100:2
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
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One snowy night, Fred Suffield, a Canadian, awoke to an urgent pounding on his door. A half-frozen man reported that a train had stalled in the blizzard, and the freezing snow put all the passengers in danger. Fred followed the man to the train and led the passengers back to his house. Later, one of the passengers named Kittie wrote a thank you note. Fred replied, and Kittie wrote back. Soon, their correspondence led to courtship and then to marriage. Later, Fred and Kittie attended a church in Ottawa, where A.J. Shea was pastor, and gave their lives to the Lord. They entered the ministry of evangelism. One summer they invited the pastor's teenage son, George, to spend a month with them in Westport, Ontario, holding evangelistic meetings. One night, George attempted to sing, accompanied by Kittie on the piano, but his voice cracked on the high notes. He sat down mortified and vowed never to sing again. Howere, Kitting suggested he sing in a lower key. He took her advice and kept singing. In June of 2000, many years later, Billy Graham came to Nashville, Tennessee for a four-night mission. At the reception for the Graham team just before the meetings began, George Shea, 92 years of age at the time, rose to sing. His baritone voice broke into a song that had been written 73 years before by Fred and Kitting: "Little Is Much When God Is in It." God uses little things in great way. A tiny acorn seed may produce a forest. A spark may ignite a revival. Wherever you are, don't be discouraged in serving the Lord, even if it might seem small. God has amazing things in store for you!
Psalm 100:2
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
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