When trouble is on the horizon , it can be hard to trust in God's promises and to believe he has a plan for us . The book of Judges in the Old Testament gives us an awesome example of trusting God . In the story of Gideon , god called Gideon to lead Israel into battle with the Midianites , who had a sizable army of 135,000 men .
Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 men to battle with the Midianites , but despite odds in favor of the enemy , god told Gideon there were too many men in his army . Through a selection process , god whittled the Israelite army down to just 300 men . Though Gideon was afraid , he trusted God .
To fulfill his promise , god told Gideon they needed a smaller army so people would know God won the battle and not some large army . The night of the battle , gideon and his servants snuck into the camp of the enemy and overheard the telling of a dream . The two Midianites interpreted the dream to mean that Gideon's small army would wipe out their larger army .
Reassured , gideon returned to camp to begin the battle . The Midianites were so frightened many of them started fighting and killing one another , thinking that Gideon's army was all around them . Proverbs 3.5 says Gideon trusted God's plan , even when he didn't understand .
Because of his faith , god helped Gideon and the Israelites to conquer the Midianites with an army the fraction of the size of the enemies . Let's pray Lord . You are mighty to save . Help us to trust you in every battle . We love you and believe you have a plan for us .
Give us courage to face the challenge in our lives , knowing you are here with us and you have a good plan .
In Jesus' name . Amen that share the good news of Jesus . Learn more at Carusocom . That's K-E-R-U-S-S-O dot com .