When God Uses the Least Likely: Gideon’s Mighty Moment

God doesn’t need a résumé  just a “yes.”
He often calls the ones hiding in fear, not standing in power.
Because when you feel least qualified, He shows Himself most mighty.

Gideon wasn’t trying to be a warrior.
He wasn’t training for battle.
He was hiding threshing wheat in a winepress, trying to survive.

And that’s where God found him.

“The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” — Judges 6:12

Can we pause right there?

God calls him mighty warrior before Gideon ever lifts a sword.
Before he leads. Before he believes.

Gideon responds like many of us:

“Pardon me, Lord… how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest, and I am the least.” — Judges 6:15

In other words:

“I’m the least likely. You’ve got the wrong one.”

But God never looks at what you see He looks at what He placed inside you.
The assignment doesn’t depend on your strength. It depends on His Spirit.

Gideon’s victory didn’t come through numbers.
God stripped his army down to 300.
Why? So Israel couldn’t take the credit.
So everyone would know: This was God.

“The Lord said to Gideon, ‘You have too many men…’” — Judges 7:2

Gideon’s story isn’t about perfection.
It’s about obedience when afraid.
It’s about trusting God with what little you feel you have.
It’s about being used by Heaven in spite of weakness.

So if you’ve ever felt like:

The least likely

The last one picked

Too broken, too unsure, too small…

Congratulations.
You’re in the exact place where God loves to move.

Reflection

Where are you disqualifying yourself in your mind — while God is calling you “mighty”?
What would it look like to go forward with your fear, but in God’s strength?

Closing Prayer

Lord, I feel small sometimes. Inadequate. Overwhelmed.
But if You could use Gideon, You can use me.
Speak louder than my fear. Be stronger than my doubt.
I say yes even if I tremble while saying it.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Have you ever felt like the least likely one for the calling God gave you?

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Redeemed by Grace. Rooted in Faith. Living on Purpose.
Stay rooted. Stay renewed. You are trusted by God

— S. A. Briddell