In Our Weakness

The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag: 'I did it myself.'" - Judges 7:2

If a person should ever begin to wonder about the almighty power of God, he might look to the Exodus miracles (plagues, Red Sea parting, water from a rock, manna, etc.) for examples. For a more contemporary illustration, however, one just need consider Gideon.

Has God, working through human agency, ever done so much with so little? Gideon, not unlike Moses, was an unlikely leader, but God "encouraged" him (like Moses) into service. Once Gideon's leadership was established and his service secured, God then purposely eliminated any semblance of strength from his army!

We are never more capable in God's service than when we are most dependent on His strength. God always seems to perform His greatest works out of our weakness, for in our weakness His strength is revealed and His Name glorified. Gideon is just one example, but perhaps you are another.

My faith has no bed to sleep upon, but omnipotence. - Samuel Rutherford