When Little is Big

   But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
  who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
 from you shall come forth for me
  one who is to be ruler in Israel,
 whose coming forth is from of old,
  from ancient days.
 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
  when she who is in labor has given birth;
 then the rest of his brothers shall return
  to the people of Israel.
 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD,
  in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
 And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
  to the ends of the earth.
(Micah 5:2-4 ESV)
This prophecy of little Bethlehem by one of the "little" prophets about a little boy to be born is Big.  It is Big for so many reasons.  Where else would we expect, the Messiah, the seed of David to come from?  This baby is from the "Ancient of Days" - the Eternal One.  He is at the same time a helpless infant and Almighty God.  And these "minor" prophets are in no way to be minimalized.  They saw and told us major truths.  Just consider Micah 6:8.  This is BIG.