The Mite and the Mighty

A mite is an eight legged arachnid (think spider) that is less than 1 mm big. In other words, it is teeny. That’s why I’m sharing this story today from Bill Bright’s book, God: Discover His Character.

“Is it possible for a mere human, less than a tiny speck on a pebble of a planet in the midst of a vast galaxy, to know the great God who created everything? The quest to know, love, and serve God is the greatest adventure in life! Yet the goal of knowing God may seen impossible. We can compare our quest to know God to the story of a microscopic mite that lived on a flea on a little dog in a small yard of a humble home. This house was on the outskirts of Jerusalem in the kingdom of the rich and powerful King Solomon. The king lived in a mysterious palace in the midst of royal elegance far beyond the world of the mite. In mite miles, the distance from the mite to the king’s palace seemed like light years.”

“The mite had given up hope that he could ever understand the mighty king. Then King Solomon searched out that insignificant mite. First, the king found the owner of that small home on the outskirts of Jerusalem. He stepped into the yard, found the dog, then the flea, and finally, with astonishing lovingkindness, told the mite—in the mite’s own limited language—all about himself.”

Bill Bright further writes: “This part of the analogy is the most humbling to me. God did not just content Himself with speaking to us through our limited language. Instead, He assumed our limited form—that of a human—setting aside His riches and splendor and honor to become like us! This demonstration of God’s love is beyond my comprehension and shows His great desire for us to know Him. God’s willingness to become a man changed forever the way I can relate to Him.”

I pray you are all moved by this analogy like I was, take it to heart, and seek out God even more today. For He went to great lengths to seek us out first.

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