The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men.” (Judges 7:2)
Perhaps you are familiar with the phrase, “There is safety in numbers,” which is the hypothesis that states being part of a large number of people, the particular individual is safer and has the best possible chance to avoid something bad happening. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to the safety you have in the One who has called you out of darkness and into His marvelous light. Oh, what a word of comfort we have before us today.
In God’s economy, there is safety not in numbers, but in One. If you remember the story, the Lord God called Gideon to lead Israel in battle against the Midianite Army. Gideon started with 32,000 warriors but God told him he had too many. The Lord took away 22,000 men followed by another 9,700, leaving Gideon with only 300 men to battle against the entire Midianite Army. Safety and success for Gideon would not be found in numbers, but in the One who would give him victory.
Here is a biblical truth that will bring you cosmic comfort: with God on your side, you are always on the winning team. Every great hero of the faith we read about in the Bible understood this truth by way of personal experience. Under King Hezekiah’s reign, the Assyrian army was set to sack Jerusalem if they did not surrender to him. But the prophet Isaiah told King Hezekiah to trust in the One who could save him. He did and the rest is history – for that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp.
Remember, when you are “against all odds” your safety will not be found in numbers, but rather, in One. God has been faithful to deliver you in the past and He will deliver you once again. When the apostle Paul said he would boast in his weakness it was because God made it clear, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). No matter what you are facing today in your personal or professional life, face it in the strength of the One and you can rest assured God’s grace will be sufficient for you every step of the way.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 