One Tribe
Noah Manyika
May 2012
19th
In Judges 7, an army of three hundred Hebrews under Gideon’s leadership prevailed against a vast coalition of several thousand Midianites and Amalekites. When the Lord told him to trim his army of thirty-two thousand down to three hundred men, Gideon obeyed even though it did not make any sense. His obedience proved to be greater than the thirty-one thousand seven hundred armed men God told him to leave behind. Will you obey when God tells you to “trim your army”? Will you trust the God method more than the natural advantage you may seem to have over the enemy? Remember the battle is not yours but the Lord’s.
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