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March Madness: Marching Lite (Trust)
Then the LORD said to Gideon, "By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand."
Judges 7:7a
Recommended Reading
Psalm 28:7
Jesus lived a Spartan life -- at least during His three years of ministry. Yes, He came from a home in Nazareth, but His ministry years are best characterized by Matthew 8:20: ". . . the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." His was a life of dependence on His Father -- we never see Him packing a bag when He left to journey from one place to another. In the human realm, an example of dependence we might more easily identify with is Gideon.
Gideon was a simple farmer who God called to drive the Midianites out of Israel. When Gideon rallied an army of 32,000 men, God first reduced it down to 10,000, then to 300 -- and equipped them only with torches and trumpets. Marching against the innumerable Midiantes, ("as numerous as locusts"; Judges 6:5) with 300 men would have seemed like madness to Gideon -- and to us. But Gideon learned that victory comes from the Lord, not from human strength or resources.
As the saying goes, God plus one equals a majority. If you are facing a formidable challenge, don't be discouraged by a lack of resources. Be encouraged by the presence and promises of God.
We never test the resources of God until we attempt the impossible.
F. B. Meyer
Read-thru-the-Bible
Judges 14:1 -- 20:48
Then the LORD said to Gideon, "By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand."
Judges 7:7a
Recommended Reading
Psalm 28:7
Jesus lived a Spartan life -- at least during His three years of ministry. Yes, He came from a home in Nazareth, but His ministry years are best characterized by Matthew 8:20: ". . . the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." His was a life of dependence on His Father -- we never see Him packing a bag when He left to journey from one place to another. In the human realm, an example of dependence we might more easily identify with is Gideon.
Gideon was a simple farmer who God called to drive the Midianites out of Israel. When Gideon rallied an army of 32,000 men, God first reduced it down to 10,000, then to 300 -- and equipped them only with torches and trumpets. Marching against the innumerable Midiantes, ("as numerous as locusts"; Judges 6:5) with 300 men would have seemed like madness to Gideon -- and to us. But Gideon learned that victory comes from the Lord, not from human strength or resources.
As the saying goes, God plus one equals a majority. If you are facing a formidable challenge, don't be discouraged by a lack of resources. Be encouraged by the presence and promises of God.
We never test the resources of God until we attempt the impossible.
F. B. Meyer
Read-thru-the-Bible
Judges 14:1 -- 20:48
