Sun 9:30a Class; 10:30a Worship; 11:35a Communion
Bible Bites
Grace Makes Gideons
The Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own power has delivered me.’” (Judges 7:2)
Christians aren’t meant to bring God our strength, but our frailty. Gideon’s army had to be diminished before God was ready to use them. Therefore, there is no shame in trembling as we consider our failings and weaknesses. Doubting our own abilities is exactly what we, and everyone else for that matter, are supposed to do.
God is not glorified by our strength, but by His strength in our weakness. If you want to show how powerful God is, then you set David against Goliath. It was the very contrast between the two that emphasized the power of God to conquer.
- God uses imperfect parents to raise godly offspring and imperfect spouses to build righteous marriages.
- He uses trembling voices to exalt Him in song and tongue-tied speakers to lead beautiful prayers.
- He uses nervous messengers to share His gospel and simple people to teach His Word.
- And He uses heart-broken sinners to exalt His grace and forgiveness.
You don’t need to hide your shortcomings. Lean into your wounds, confess them, and let Him heal them. God didn’t give us a spirit of timidity, remember?
Grace is the gift of second chances, new beginnings, and the ability to grab a few stones from the river, do your best, and let God slay the Goliaths. Grace, not strength, makes the Gideons, Davids, and Pauls of this world.
Spend less time worrying about whether you are enough and more time remembering that He is ALWAYS enough.
“And He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’ Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
