Thought of the Day !!

The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelites will boast to me that they saved themselves by their own strength."
                                                                            Judges 7:2 (NLT)

God had called Gideon to rise up against Israel's enemy, Midian.  He had gathered 32,000 men to fight, but God saw that if they all went to battle, things wouldn't be so clear about who's power it was that won the battle.  God knew that in their minds they would question whether it was really God or just a really good fighting contingent.  So God told Gideon to send some home.  Actually, all but 300 hundred were sent away so that there would be no doubt who's strength was being used. 

Often times when God does something through us or works a miracle in our presence we can have the tendency to explain it away.  But God wants us to understand that we cannot get through this life on our own without Him and His power.  He is the one who helps us fend off the devil.  He's the one that performs miracles around us (some small and some huge).  He's the one that will lovingly guide us if we'll pay attention and acknowledge Him. 

Today, ask yourself how God might be using your weakness to do something great in the world.  The things you do may not seem great to you.  But if you're listening and living by His guidance, you are a part of something so great that none of us may realize just how great until we meet Him face to face. 

In the love of Christ,
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