The Power of His Might

Verse of the day: Judges 6:14, Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”

What might did Gideon have that could possibly give him victory over the Midianites? Even Gideon responded that he was from the weakest clan in Manasseh in verse 15. Yet, it was this very attitude, along with a few other characteristic that made Gideon a mighty man of God. The Apostle Paul wrote this in 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 concerning those whom God calls into His service, “For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence.” This made Gideon the perfect candidate to carry out God’s plan. Gideon, in spite of everything that was taking place in Israel, continued to labor diligently and did not allow the circumstances to discourage him from doing so. Gideon was a humble man, who did not see himself as someone to worthy of being used for God’s purposes. He had knowledge of what God had done in the past, and yearned to see God do great things for Israel again. Although Gideon felt he could do nothing, he cared about his people and desired that God would do something. The key to Gideon’s success would not be his physical strength in taking on the Midianites. Instead, it would be the fact that he was weak, and God would be able to show His strength through Gideon. If we are going to glorify God in our service to Him, we must be a people who acknowledge that without God we can do nothing, and be confident that all things are possible with God (John 15:5; Luke 1:37). This means that we must serve Him with humility. Philippians 2:5-8 tells us, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” We must study the Word of God and have a knowledge of who He is, what He has done and can do, without becoming puffed up in our knowledge. As God’s children, we must care for, and love, one another, and be concerned for one another’s well-being (John 13:34-35; Philippians 2:3-4). We must not only know God’s Word, but we must be doers of God’s Word (James 1:22-25). The one thing, above all else that made Gideon a mighty man of God, over everything else, was what the Lord said to him in verse 16, “And the LORD said to him, ‘Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.’” In Ephesians 6:10, the Apostle Paul said this in respect to putting on the Armor of God in facing the enemy, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” If we are to serve the Lord successfully, meaning that we serve Him so that He gets all the glory, we must serve Him in the power of His might and not our own. Like Gideon, we must acknowledge that we are small and weak in comparison to what our mission is here on earth. However, as born again Christians who have Jesus, we are mighty and nothing is impossible for us to accomplish in the Name of the Lord, if we are truly allowing Him to lead and be Lord in our life. In this life, we will suffer and face many challenges. However, God promised that He would work all things for our good (Romans 8:28) and told us in Romans 8:31, “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Let us therefore go forth into battle with humility and the power of His might.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).