God Loves the Underdog

We see it throughout the bible: God picks some unlikely hero to accomplish His Will. The biggest example of this is obviously David and Goliath. What could be more unlikely than a little shepherd boy beating a giant warrior in a battle to the death?

God picked a guy with a stutter to be the guy who would lead the Hebrews out of Egypt.

He picked an old guy to build a boat to save all creation.

He picked an older guy to be the father of all Israel.

He took a small army against the city of Jericho with its indestructible walls.

He picked a fisherman to be the leader of His Church.

And in the battle for Heaven, He chooses a mere Archangel, that is one from the 8th of the 9 choirs of angels, the second lowest tier of angelic beings, to lead his army against the greatest of the angels, Lucifer, and his army.

The point is that God knows better than we do what we are made of and what it takes to succeed. This is one thing that I try to take to heart in parenting. I know that God can take someone like me with all my flaws and use me to raise children who know Him, love Him, and serve Him. How great is that?

The other thing that remembering God's love for the underdog helps with is in our battle with sin. How can someone with imperfect intellect, skewed desires, and a weak will possibly win against the master of deception? With God.

Could you have killed a giant, led people to freedom across a desert, built an ark, fathered a nation, taken Jericho, or lead a Church? To quote a little scripture:

Matthew 19:25-26  When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, "Who then can be saved?"  Jesus looked at them and said, "For human beings this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."

So the next time you see an underdog situation, just know that God might be getting ready for something awesome.

Until then, I'm back to my mission...