Zero to Hero

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  He said to him, 'O Lord,* how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.' Yahweh said to him, 'Surely I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.' Judges 6:15 WEB
  
  Gideon was the least in his family who was the poorest clan in Manasseh. God chose him to lead a group of three hundred men and defeat a vast Midianite army whose camels could not even be counted.
  
  Gideon was scared and hopelessly outnumbered. Outside of God, he had nothing going for him. No one else thought so either. His hometown wanted to kill him for destroying baal's altar. Gideon was the least of the least. Yet with only God on his side, it was more than enough.
  
  When the battle started, the enemies became confused and started killing each other, then ran away. They were completely defeated. After the battle, there were forty years of peace. Gideon, with the help of God, made it happen. God likes to show His power strong in the weak and humble.
  
  Moses was the meekest man on the earth during his life (Num 12:3), David was the least of his family (1 Sam 16:11). Even Jesus was born in a stable (Luke 2:7). Yet they were world changers.
  
  As a child, I was the youngest of thirteen children and not even one of them, for I was a step child from a previous marriage. On top of that my mom told me that I was not exactly 'his' either. Nevertheless, God has shown me that it is not who you are born as, but who you live for that matters.
  
  God can fix everything, and if all that you have is Him, He is more than enough. He has taken me from sweeping the floor to the manager in a few months. There have been times when I was out of work and flat broke, I would open my Bible and find that someone had secretly put money in it. I have seen the sick and hurting be instantly healed. I have watched Him take life crushing situations and turn it completely around for our good. Things that would make you pinch yourself to be sure that you are awake.
  
  Today you may be the least of the family and feel the weakest, but God can make a hero out of a zero. If you follow His leading, no thing or no one can hold you back. He is more than enough. So we can confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?' (Hebrews 13:5).
  
  Prayer: Father, my life is Yours. Lead me into all that You have for me. Provide for me in the desert and lead me out the other side for I choose to put my trust in You. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray.