C'mon and sit down. We got some time before supper is ready.
You know, I've been thinking about how sometimes, we can fret over huge problems. Those are the times we always forget that those huge problems aren't huge at all to God.
Take Gideon for example. The Midianites had taken over and made all his fellow Israelites miserable. Here's what's so great about this story: God could've said 'Yo, Gideon, step aside and let me level the Midianite camp for ya.' But instead, the conversation went a little more like:
"And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man." (Judges 6:14-16)
Defeating an entire army who defeated your own country is a little on the daunting side. But you probably remember the part of the story where Gideon asked for a sign and put fleece on the ground and if it was wet and the ground dry the next morning he'd know it was of God, etc. etc. Well let's move past that, because Gideon gathers himself a large number of people to be his army. Logical right?
"And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me." (7:2)
We're about to learn a huge lesson from God Almighty. Gideon has with him now only 300 men and he splits them into three groups. He yells, he breaks pots, he lights torches, and the Midianites get scared and started killing each other, then Gideon and his men chase the rest out.
Seriously, read Judges chapter 6 and 7. You'll quickly learn that being outnumbered means nothing if you are on God's side.
Well I suppose it's time to head on in for supper. Happy Sunday!
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