Aaron's staff was a dead piece of wood, cut off from its source of life. Yet in a single night God caused it to pass through the entire life cycle of an almond tree...
The verse, “For who has despised the day of small things?” (Zechariah 4:10), teaches us a profound truth about the way people see others compared to the way God sees them.
The Spirit of God is the One who turns truth into life. A person can study Scripture, learn doctrines, listen to sermons, and possess great knowledge, yet without the work of the Holy Life-giving Spirit, truth remains external.