Gideon: From Wimp to Warrior

Gideon is a man with a major inferiority complex, as we learn right away. We see early in the story that he considers himself a loser of all losers. He tells God that he is the least of his family, which is the least of all the families of Israel. But God chooses him, because he wants Israel to learn a lesson.  A lesson about what it means to depend on God for strength and success, rather than ourselves.

 

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