God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. -- I COR.1:27. When the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud, . . . a man lefthanded. After him was Shamgar, . . . which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. The Lord looked upon [Gideon], and said, Go in this thy might: . . . have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, O my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. The Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me, . . . lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. -- My brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Judg.3:15,31.Judg.6:14-15.Judg.7:2.Zech.4:6. -Eph.6:10. |