Judges 7: Trust

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Where do you place your trust? It is easy to say “I trust God.” But when life hits do you really? Do you trust in the strength of money, the promises of science and medicine, the security of a job, or your abilities and gifts? Do you trust in the hope of politicians or the strength of military and police forces to keep you safe? Gideon struggled in trusting God. But when he finally placed his life in God’s hands, God did some pretty amazing things.

When Gideon raised an army to fight against Midian thirty-two thousand came, but for God this was too many. God had Gideon whittle them down until there were three hundred men against over one hundred and thirty thousand Midianites. Typically this isn’t the best military strategy, reducing the size of your force on the eve of a battle against already overwhelming odds. But this fight is not just to defeat the Midianites but also over the heart of Israel (v. 2). God and God alone will receive the glory from this victory. It must be clear that God defeated Midian otherwise Israel’s faithlessness will continue.

It is amazing that God is fighting two battles, one seen the other unseen. God wins both but the heart of his people is not completely won until Christ comes and dies on the cross. Israel cannot boast that they defeated the Midianites nor can his people boast that they have become faithful by their actions. Christ through his death makes those who follow him faithful; there is no struggle that we must then work only victory. Therefore let us then live faithfully to him.

But how do we do this? We trust that God has and will provide all that we need. We begin to live our lives in service to God, loosely holding everything we once held dear and allowing him to use it according to his purposes. Trusting God may seem blind, but it allows God the room to do pretty amazing things.

Posted by Aaron Miner