Big Elephant, Small Rope
60-Second Sermon
English - October 16, 2019 15:00 - 1 minute - 858 KB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality sermon christianity religion one-minute second 60-second Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As Ranji walked through the Indian elephant camp, he was amazed at the size of the elephants and their tusks, but even more amazed that there were no cages or fences keeping them in place. Instead, each elephant had a tiny rope tied around its ankle and attached to a small stake in the ground.
Astounded, he asked the elephant keeper why they didn’t simply walk away from the camp. The keeper informed him that a small rope was tied around the elephants’ leg when they were small, and as they grew into adults, they never questioned whether they would be able to break the rope.
Jeremiah (Jeremiah 29:11) relayed the following words from God to the Babylonian exiles, but they apply to us today: “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Many times, we have predetermined ideas of who we are and what we can do, focusing on our faults, our weaknesses, our shortcomings. But God sees in us the things that he can accomplish. Don’t allow yourself to be tied down by the ropes of insecurity … God can work great things through you.