DAD'S RAMBLINGS – WHEN IS TOO MANY TOO MANY?
"And the LORD said to Gideon, 'The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying "My own hand has saved me." ' " (Judges 7:2)
God's math and my math are so different. I think that the more people that are on my side, the better it is. But God has a different perspective.
Here's the difference. When we have amassed a large army, we are tempted to take the credit for the victory unto ourselves instead of giving God the glory. That is human nature.
God can work through a large number of people or He can work through a small number. Often, it is only one person who has faith that brings the victory. Jesus did not count on a large group of people following Him. Instead, He put His confidence in a small group of rag-tag followers that were faithful to Him.
May God deliver us from the notion that the more people we have, the greater our prospect of success. God uses the minority – those who are willing to trust Him. In Gideon's situation, Gideon started with 32,000, and then 10,000, and ended up with 300.
An illustration for us might be prayer meetings. Often many people will answer the call to prayer. But as the weeks pass, the number gets smaller and smaller until there are only a faithful few who attend these prayer gatherings. It can be discouraging, but let us remember that God does not need a large group. He can accomplish His victory through a few faithful people.
Too many is too many when we think that a lot of people is the answer to our problems. When people get the glory instead of God, then it is too many.
We give God the glory, regardless of how many people are involved. He does not need a lot of people to solve problems. He can do it with one.
Love, Dad
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