The Lord turned to [Gideon] and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” “But Lord,” Gideon asked, “how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.” The Lord answered, “I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites together.” (Judges 6:14–16, NIV 1984).
My Musings – It seems like the weaker and lesser we are, the more likely we are to “strike down all” the things that get in our way. For “God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So, we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'” (Hebrews 13:5–6, NIV 1984).
But too often we let the “weakest” and “least” in us cause us to lose faith in the One who is with us. Or at times we think we are more than up to the task and do not rest in the faith of the One who is with us.
Either way, we should “boast all the more gladly about [our] weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on [us]. That is why, for Christ’s sake, [we should] delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when [we are] weak, then [we are] strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9–10, NIV 1984).
My Advice – When He is “sending [us]” we must “go in the strength [we] have.” When that is the case, “[we] can do everything through Him who gives [us] strength.” (Philippians 4:12–13, NIV 1984).
When “the Lord is with you, [you are a] mighty warrior.” (Judges 6:12, NIV 1984). Never lose faith in the One who is with us and never fail to rest in the faith of the One who is with us. For these make the difference between being a mighty warrior and be the weakest and least.
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