Underdogs

Which one of these phrases describes you best?  (A) “Tech U. was better back in ’07 when they had that 6’9” guard and ran man-to-man,” or (B) “ANOTHER GAME????  For cryin’ out loud, will he EVER get off the TV?”    Possibly your response correlates to your gender…

For those who answered (A), you’ve likely been in sports heaven the last week or so.  Something that has never happened before happened this year—two 15-seeds knocked off their 2-seeded opponents in the same day.  There is something about an underdog that really gets us excited!

Perhaps that is a reflection of the nature of God within us.  When God chooses a “hero,” it’s usually not the big guy, the strong guy, the smart guy, the suave guy.  Sometimes it’s not even a guy!  Think about some of God’s choices through scripture:

Moses had speech problems.  David was the youngest son.  Deborah led Israel when no man was courageous enough.  Gideon is hailed as a “mighty man of valor,” even though he’s “the least in my father’s house” of “the weakest clan in Manasseh.”  Simon Peter, James, and John were ignorant fishermen.

God loves an underdog, because through them he shows his incredible power.  1Cor1:27 says “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”  No matter how small and weak you think you are, God wants to use you!