Numbers 13:33 – We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that's what they thought, too! (NLT)

Quan struggled with a foreboding sense of insignificance. His people were celebrating a feast for their gods because they didn't want them to send evil spirits to punish them. Quan, however, wasn't participating. He would rather spend time with the local Christian missionaries, the Folicks. They had arrived on his island two years before to tell his people about a greater God. Only a few listened. Quan was one of them. His life had radically changed, but he felt insignificant.

Joshua and Caleb no doubt felt insignificant as well. Among the twelve spies whom Moses had sent to spy out the Promised Land, they were the only two who returned with a favourable report. Yes, the cities were walled, and yes, the people were fierce, but the Israelites had God on their side. They could conquer the land. God rewarded their faithfulness. Joshua was chosen to lead the new generation of Israelites into the Promised Land, and Caleb was assured of a parcel of land in the region that he had explored.

I — like Quan, Joshua, and Caleb — have felt the creeping fingers of insignificance. I listen to media sources, and it appears that evil is overwhelming good. What can I possibly do to stem the flow? Christians are in a minority, and I circulate in a very small part of the world. How much of an influence could I possibly exert?

Lack of trust will keep us feeling helpless, and this is exactly where Satan would love for us to camp. God, on the other hand, wants our faith. Faith — even as small as a mustard seed — can move mountains, because it is placed in the One Who can shift them. We can do great things because the One Who lives in us is greater than the one who lives in the world. What appears small to us, He can use to make a major impact.

One thing that we have that Quan, Joshua, and Caleb knew nothing about is technology. With the click of a mouse or the tap of a finger, we can send the gospel — along with spiritual encouragement — across the world.

Think of one way that you can use technology or some other tool at your disposal to overcome your feelings of insignificance.

Prayer: Father, when we feel insignificant, remind us of who we are in Jesus Christ. Amen.