“When something is important enough, you do it even if
the odds are not in your favor” (Elon Musk).
Gideon was a simple man and the least in his family when
the Lord called him to action. At first, Gideon was unsure that God made the
right choice in asking him to take on the Midianites; but, in the end, Gideon
did what God called him to do. Now, in the time of Gideon the Israelites had
many enemies like the Midianites, Amalekites, and other eastern people. Gideon
already faced a crazy amount of enemies.
Gideon took his men and camped near Midian. God told
Gideon to get rid of some of his men. Okay, so Gideon already faces so many
enemies and God told Gideon to get rid of troops? He has the odds already
stacked against him and now he is to have more odds against him? In the end
Gideon has 300 men left. They used jars, trumpets, and torches to defeat the Midianites.
God proved again that he can do what we think is
impossible. Gideon must have looked crazy to others and he may have even
thought he was crazy. In the end Gideon chose to follow God. Gideon trusted God
even though he had crazy odds against him.
At times we may feel like Gideon. We have incredible odds
stacked against us. People are not lifting us up like they used to. Bad things
continue to happen to us over and over. Or, we just may not feel like we can go
on because of many things happening at once. God works through what we think is
impossible. With God everything is possible. If God can defeat a huge army with
three hundred men using only trumpets, jars, and torches can’t God defeat what
you think is impossible?
So, will you trust God if he calls you to do something?
Do you believe that God can make the impossible possible?
Judges 6-7, Matthew 19:26, Jeremiah 32:17
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