A Remnant

My mother had a beautiful diamond tennis bracelet, which she left to me.  Her wrists were larger than mine, so I had to have it cut down.  Three little diamonds were left. Instead of tossing them aside I asked my jeweler to make them into a pendant. It is one of my favorite pieces of jewelry. I call it my remnant..."A small remaining quantity of something."  Each time I put it on I'm reminded of all the times in history a remnant of God's faithful people have made an impact for the kingdom.

Oh, me of little faith.  I've been circling a prayer for 100 people to rise up and be part of a Monday night time of prayer at our church 1-2 times a month.  The first night I prayed for this there were 10 people who came.  Enthusiastically, I looked forward to the next meeting and prayed each person would bring another person and there would be 20 of us.  Instead, only 2 people showed up.

I knew the prayer I was praying was God honoring, so why the apathy?  The next morning I opened Drawing the Circle and the entry title and verse for that day were God ordained.

"Raise up a Remnant"
"And the remnant shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward." 2 Kings 19:30

"At critical junctures in history, God raises up a remnant to reestablish His reign and rule. It's rarely a majority. In fact, it's almost always a small minority. But it takes a faithful few to begin a reformation....every generation needs a reformation. Every generation needs to tear down idols and rebuild its temples. Every generation needs to repent of its sin and rediscover the ancient truths."
Mark Batterson