One Verse. One Man. One Massive Impact. | Judges 3:31

The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller

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Our text today is Judges 3:31

After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. — Judges 3:31

Can one person really make a difference?

Shamgar barely gets a verse. No long backstory. No detailed battle plan. Just a man with an oxgoad—a farmer’s tool, not a warrior’s weapon.

Yet with it, he struck down 600 Philistines and saved Israel. That’s it. No fanfare. No epic speeches. Just simple faith, raw courage, and God’s power behind an ordinary tool.

Sometimes God writes his biggest stories with the smallest brushstrokes. Shamgar’s life reminds us: impact isn’t about having the best weapon, but about putting what’s in your hand into God’s hand.

Stop waiting for perfect conditions or better tools. God’s not asking for what you don’t have. He’s asking for what you do have.

Your oxgoad might be a kind word, a simple prayer, a skill you think is too small to matter. But in God’s hands, ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Never underestimate the difference one willing man or woman can make when they give God their tool and their trust.

ASK THIS:

1. What’s the “oxgoad” in my hand that I’ve overlooked as insignificant?
2. Do I believe God can use my ordinary life for extraordinary impact?
3. Where is God calling me to step up, even if I feel unprepared?
4. How can I trust God today to multiply my small obedience into big impact?

DO THIS:

Take one small, practical step of obedience today using whatever “oxgoad” God has placed in your hand.

PRAY THIS:

Lord, take what I have—even if it feels small—and use it for your glory. Make me bold like Shamgar to step into the fight with what you’ve given me. Amen.

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