Then the Lord turned to him (Gideon) and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.”
Judges 6:14-16 (NLT)
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
John 1:12 (NIV)
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Romans 10:12-13 (WEB)
Therefore if anyone is a in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NASB)
As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism…
Galatians 2:6 (NIV)
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT)
Because of Christ and our faith in Him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.
Ephesians 3:12 (NLT)
Yet grace [God’s undeserved favor] was given to each one of us [not indiscriminately, but in different ways] in proportion to the measure of Christ’s [rich and abundant] gift.
Ephesians 4:7 (AMP)
But now Christ has brought you back to God by dying in His physical body. He did this so that you could come into God’s presence without sin, fault, or blame.
Colossians 1:22 (GW)
...God our Savior; who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:3-4 (WEB)
And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.”
1 Peter 1:17 (NLT)
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
1 Peter 1:18-19 (NLT)
So, friends, confirm God’s invitation to you, his choice of you. Don’t put it off; do it now. Do this, and you’ll have your life on a firm footing, the streets paved and the way wide open into the eternal kingdom of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:10-11 (The Message)
Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and He knows everything.
1 John 3:20 (NLT)