Safety in Numbers

The watchword of today’s society seems to be “bigger is better.” If you are going to build something, build it twice as big as anything resembling it. If you are going to have a concert, try and get tens of thousands of people to attend. Never mind the fact that the sound may be bad and the crush of bodies may be dangerous – pack them in. We have come to believe that nothing is off limits when done on a huge scale.

Judges 7
⁷The LORD told Gideon, "With these three hundred men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home."

The people of Midian were decimating the Israelites. In Judges 6 it says that they came and stayed until the land was stripped bare. God told Gideon to go and defeat the Midianites, so Gideon gathered an army of 22,000 men and prepared to repel the invaders, but God wasn’t satisfied with his plan. He told Gideon that there were too many soldiers. When Gideon finally trimmed his army down to 300 men, God said – let’s go. God knew the Israelites. He knew that they would claim the victory for themselves if they defeated the Midianites by force of arms, so He cut the forces until there would be no doubt who was responsible for the victory.

I wonder if some of the circumstances we face today are God’s way of showing us that He is in control; that He gives us our victories. We sometimes think we can pick and choose our battles. We only involve God if we feel that we can’t handle the problem on our own. That kind of thinking can only lead to disaster. God is not a “secret weapon” to be brought in to save the day. He is our armor to be constantly worn in battle and our battle never ceases on this earth. Our heart must be offered to Him completely and our thoughts must focus on Him – send the others home. The victory is already won.

We serve an awesome God!!!!!!