Beware Small Problems

[232 words] Take some snow and form it into a ball. Roll the ball downhill and it will get bigger and bigger. The faster it rolls, the faster it becomes a danger. It’s even possible for a deadly avalanche start from the effects of just one small snowball. Take a small problem in a church such as a growing dislike by a few for doing good works. Ignore it and the problem will spread. More and more people will stop doing good works for King Jesus. Soon, the entire congregation is a massive body of inactivity. But there’s more to it than just a dislike for good works. The base problem is a lack of love. Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments,” (John 14:15). A failure to do good works is a failure to love Jesus because good works were commanded by the Lord and by the…