God of the Underdog!

As I was reading in my time with the Lord this morning about the life of David, God began to speak.

My mind went to the fact that it seems like God is always on the side of the "underdog". An "underdog" is "one that is expected to lose a contest or struggle; one that is at a disadvantage." (American Heritage Dictionary). 

One of the things I could never understand about my earthly father was that when he was watching a sporting event, unless it was his favorite team The Dodgers (who were "underdogs" in their own regard), he always pulled for the losing team. That didn't make much sense to me. Why would you pull for the losing team to win? Doesn't it make more sense to pull for the winning team because, after all, they are already winning? The losing team didn't appear to have much hope of winning. Albeit, where there is hope, there is always the possibility of victory!

I really believe that my dad was on to something with his cheers going up for the "underdog". I believe my dad had God's heart in this area! When I look at the life of David, I can't help but realize that he was the "underdog." The youngest of a line of brothers and the "black sheperd" (lol) of the family, he wasn't even called in from the pasture to be considered as the prophet Samuel visited the family YET he is anointed that day! A sheperd verses a lion. A sheperd verses a bear. A twirp verses a giant. A boy verses a king. UNDERDOG!

And we see time after time throughout Scripture how God is always rooting for the "underdog" or those who appear to be at a  disadvantage. His word says that when we are weak, then HE is strong! (2 Corinthians 12:10) AND, that He uses the weak things of the world to shame the strong! (1 Corinthians 1:27)

Today, we may "feel" like "underdogs" but the amazing thing is that the God who formed us and created us, is rooting for us! He's cheering us on to make the right choices and to take the right paths! He's encouraging us to keep fighting the good fight of faith! He's the coach that says at a halftime, things may look rough right now, but we'll get 'em in the 4th quarter! The reality is, while we may be the "underdog" today, we will come out as victors soon!

Lord, I am so thankful that you cheer for me, the underdog! I am thankful for the hope that you keep alive in me to know that in the end, I will have complete victory! I pray for my friends, Lord, whose hope may be waning and I pray that you would infuse them with hope again! You are our Hope, Lord! You are the lifter of Our heads! And I pray that all of us "underdogs" would get our rally caps on and keep fighting the good fight of faith as we hear you cheering us on!