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December 7 Daily Discovery
December 7 Daily Discovery
Read Judges Chapters 6-7
To God be the Glory
Gideon was a man of small stature, the youngest son in his family, from a poor family and a smaller tribe of Israel.
God will not share His glory with another. (Isaiah 41:8)
God started with an unlikely leader in Gideon who was hiding from the Midianites, threshing out some wheat. God's angel addresses Gideon, calling him a "mighty man of valor."
Gideon gathered an army from the tribes of Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, totalling 50,070.
God informed Gideon that his army was too big for him to deliver the Midianites into his hand. The people would think that they provided their own deliverance.
If you are afraid, go back home.
Twenty-two thousand men left. Now Gideon has 10,000 men.
The "Drink like a Dog" Test
Only 300 passed this test and God said, "That's more like it."
Little is Much when God is in it
God can save with many or few.
“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.”
~ 1 Samuel 14:6
God uses the small and insignificant in man's eyes.
“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” ~ John 6:9
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
~ 1 Cor. 1:27
Gideon the Mighty Man of Valor
I detect a hint of sarcasm here. He was from a poor family, the least son, the smallest tribe and an insecure lad at that.
He was hiding as he threshed out the grain. He doubted God's Word and continued to ask for signs. In order for God to encourage him to have some courage, He told Gideon to spy on the Midianites and listen to their talks in their camp.
But if he was afraid to go alone, he could take his servant with him.
Did he take his servant? Yep.
God requires our participation in His works. This is His way of blessing us. But He does not need us. He shows this over and over again in the scriptures.
When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
~ 1 Sam. 15:17
When God chose Samuel, he was humble. He became proud and the kingdom was taken from him, a man that had stood "head and shoulders above the rest" and given to a little shepherd boy. David was the least in his family, too.
Be encouraged.
The smaller you are in your own site, the more likely it is that God will use you to do great things!
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