Very often in life the odds seem overwhelming. Obstacles seem too big and the means we have seem so meager. This creates a real challenge when it comes to facing each day with confidence and zeal. It is not uncommon for us to feel defeated before we start. We even begin to wonder why we should even bother. It was no different for a farmer long ago.
The farmer's name was Gideon. He was threshing wheat in a wine press, a job normally done on top of a hill so the wind could be used. Gideon was hiding in the wine press due to fear of the Midianites, a people so violent they would storm into Israel and steal or destroy everything in sight. Israel had lost all hope. It was here in the wine press that God called Gideon.
Most of you know how the story goes. God cut Gideon's army down from thousands to 300 faithful men. The Bible tells us in Judges 7:16 that these 300 were divided into three groups and armed only with pitchers, torches, and horns.
Judges 7:19, 20 continues that Gideon and his 100 men stood in one place and the other two groups in their place. When the time came, they blew the trumpets, smashed the pitchers, and waved the torches. The Midianites turned their swords upon each other and victory was won for Israel.
Are you standing in the place God has for you? Each of us has a purpose and reason for being here. To what purpose has God called you?
On the past two Wednesday evenings, we have had prayer time in the Prayer Tower at First Baptist Dallas. The first night, their were 5 men. The second night, there were 7. Seems like overwhelming odds when we prayed for 1,000 men to hear the Gospel on September 8. Seems really overwhelming when we prayed for $5,000 to fund the event. Seems impossible when we prayed for God to give us the city of Dallas. But we stood in our place. I hope you will come stand with us this Wednesday night at 5:00 PM. I want to see a small army stand in their places and bring a city to its knees.
For His Glory,
Darrell Baty
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