A couple of years ago in a Sunday service we read the story of Gideon,
where he was hiding from his enemies, the Midianites. An angel came and
greeted him with the words, "God is with you, O mighty warrior!" and
Gideon was told that God planned to use him to save Israel from their
enemy. Eugene Peterson's translation of Gideon's response is lovely:
"How and with what could I ever save Israel? Look at me. My clan’s the
weakest in Manasseh and I’m the runt of the litter" (Judges 6:15, MSG).
But, as with Moses, and Mary, and Peter and so many others, God uses
ordinary people in surprising ways. We see it again and again in the
Bible, but somehow it is hard to believe that it may be true of us too!
I can't tell you how many times I have resisted taking something on for
fear that I may not be up to it. At such times we need someone in our
community to be the angel who says to us "God is with you, O mighty
warrior!"
In our leaders meeting last night we reflected on the amazing array of
mighty warriors who make up our WMC community. For us to thrive in our
life together and our collective calling will require all of us to be
serving and using our gifts in some way (even those of us who doubt
whether we have something to offer). So, I hope that someone greets you
as a mighty warrior this week, and that you do the same for another!
where he was hiding from his enemies, the Midianites. An angel came and
greeted him with the words, "God is with you, O mighty warrior!" and
Gideon was told that God planned to use him to save Israel from their
enemy. Eugene Peterson's translation of Gideon's response is lovely:
"How and with what could I ever save Israel? Look at me. My clan’s the
weakest in Manasseh and I’m the runt of the litter" (Judges 6:15, MSG).
But, as with Moses, and Mary, and Peter and so many others, God uses
ordinary people in surprising ways. We see it again and again in the
Bible, but somehow it is hard to believe that it may be true of us too!
I can't tell you how many times I have resisted taking something on for
fear that I may not be up to it. At such times we need someone in our
community to be the angel who says to us "God is with you, O mighty
warrior!"
In our leaders meeting last night we reflected on the amazing array of
mighty warriors who make up our WMC community. For us to thrive in our
life together and our collective calling will require all of us to be
serving and using our gifts in some way (even those of us who doubt
whether we have something to offer). So, I hope that someone greets you
as a mighty warrior this week, and that you do the same for another!