Judges 7: 1 – 3
Gideon Defeats the Midianites
Gideon Defeats the Midianites
“Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon)
and all his men camped at the spring of Harod.
The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near
the hill of Moreh. The Lord said to Gideon,
“You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands,
or Israel would boast against me,
‘My own strength has saved me.’
Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles
with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’”
So twenty-two thousand men left,
while ten thousand remained.”
and all his men camped at the spring of Harod.
The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near
the hill of Moreh. The Lord said to Gideon,
“You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands,
or Israel would boast against me,
‘My own strength has saved me.’
Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles
with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’”
So twenty-two thousand men left,
while ten thousand remained.”
This is so
awesome God used 300 men to beat the Army of the Midianites, the Amalekites and
other eastern people. They were as tick
as locusts and their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore. Do you get it? They were in multitudes and Gideon was to
take 300 men.
What struck me
was that God spoke to Gideon and told him to go and spy on the Midianites. As they approached the tents on the outskirts
of the camp they overhead the one of the men saying “I had a dream I saw a
round loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the ten with such force that the
tent overturned and collapsed.”
On hearing
this dream Gideon took courage and summons his troops and they attacked the
Midianites. With only 300 men and God in
charge they beat the Midianites.
This just goes
to show that God is in control over our lives and yes, small things
matter. We need God to help us in our
live struggles and once we think we have the upper hand we forget about what
God has done for us.
Prayer
Abba Father,
in humility help me to accept the changes in my life and the small things, You
can see the big picture and You are able to do the impossible for me. I praise
and worship You Lord, in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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