When Jesus walked on the earth, He selected a small group of people. This doesn’t just refer to the 12 apostles, it refers to other disciples too. Nonetheless, they were still a small group of people.

There was a recent shooting in a synagogue in Jerusalem. The rabbi who was there fought the shooter and managed to reduce the number of deaths to only 1. So he was invited to the White House and probably asked what he would like. He said, “I wish the schools in America would reinstate a moment of silence, so that children can contemplate and think; so that not every moment is necessarily packed with activity.

John the Baptist is one of the few people Jesus praised.

Gen 1:1-2

1. The earth was without form
2. The earth was void
3. Darkness was in the face of the deep

Rom 14:17-18
“for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit”