Instruments, Weakness of—Used by God – Charles Spurgeon
REMEMBER the Greeks when they attacked old Troy: you have the record in ancient story. They waited many years until their ships had well near rotted on the seas, but the prowess of Hector and the armed men of Troy kept back the “King of men,” and all the hosts of the avengers. Suppose that after nine years had dragged along their weary length the chiefs of the Greeks had said, “It is of no avail, the city is impregnable! O Pelasgi, back to your fair lands washed by the blue Aegean, you will never subdue the valor of Ilium.” No; but they persevered in the weary siege, with feats of strength and schemes of are, until at last they saw the city burned and heard the dire lament: “Troy was, but is no more.” Let us still continue to attack the adversary. We are few, but strength lies not in numbers. The Eternal One has used the few where he has put aside the many. In our weakness lies part of our adaptation to the divine work; only let us gather up fresh faith, and renew our courage and industry, and we shall see greater things than these.