Believe it or not, this is a Giant Sequoia. Passing this little shoot in the woods wouldn't cause anyone to stop and stare. The potential of the little plant isn't even a passing thought. But give it a few thousand years and what you see before you could become one of the largest trees in the world.
When we were in California last month we did the tourist thing and bought a genuine Giant Sequoia. It summons a smile to my face as I pass by it's little homestead on our back porch step. How the Creator must smile, too, as He watches it grow. He is the only one who fully understands the potential of the plant.
The tiny Giant Sequoia reminds me of the story of Gideon. Though he had a heart full of doubt and was a small man in his community, God chose him for a big task and called him by his God-given potential.
"And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour." (Judges 6:12)
Even though our tree is tiny, we still call it a Giant Sequoia. Not because of it's current size and location, but because of what God created it to be; because of it's potential.
I'm encouraged by this tiny tree. I wonder exactly what giant potential God has wrapped up in each of our lives. But the thing about potential is that it remains potential unless we dare to step out and believe God for great and mighty things.
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