Potential

Potential

What does God think when he looks at me with all my faults and limitations?

God’s Response

Gideon . . . had been threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. The angel of the LORD appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the LORD is with you! . . . Go with the strength you have and rescue Israel from the Midianites”“But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? . . . I am the least in my entire family!” Judges 6:11-12, 14-15

The angel of the Lord greeted Gideon by calling him a “mighty hero.” Was God talking to the right person? This was Gideon, the man hiding in a winepress from his enemies, the man who claimed he was “the least” of his family. God’s message to Gideon—and to each of us—is clear: God calls out the best in us, and he sees more in us than we see in ourselves. You look at your limitations, but God looks at your potential. If you want to change your perspective, learn to see life from God’s perspective. He doesn’t put nearly as many limitations on you as you do. He sees you for what he intended you to be as well as for what you are. That is a God worth following.

God’s Promise

I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again. Philippians 1:6