In the economy of the Lord, wealth and status and size really don’t matter. Take as an example the calling of Saul as the first king of Israel. Approached by Samuel the prophet, Saul responded:

But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin?

The smallest and the least. That’s where the Lord goes to work. Bigger, stronger brothers overshadowed David. Servants pulled Moses from the waters. A teenager gave birth to the Savior. Faith the size of a tiny mustard seed moves mountains.

The Lord upends conventional thinking. Slow beginnings mean nothing. Smallest and least doesn’t bother the Lord at all. Keep that in mind, then take courage and keep the faith.

1 Samuel 9 in reading the Bible in 2023

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