This is a battle between 135,000 Midianites and 300 Israelites.

It was a battle of 135,000 Midianites versus 300 Israelites… 😥
…A battle anyone could imagine having no chance of winning…
But the Lord deliberately left only 300 men behind!

What is required of a soldier in battle is, I believe, being vigilant and attentive to what is happening around them in their daily lives.
…In religious terms, it's about being spiritually awake…
…When doing the Lord's work…if there are fearful, unbelieving, or grumbling people among them…it will affect others.
The Lord chose only 300 men as his instruments.
This shows that the Lord's battles, his spiritual battles, require faithful people who are pleasing to His will.
The Lord is still seeking faithful people.
…Let us strive to be the kind of people who can say, as in the Book of Isaiah,
"Here I am; send me."

Gideon must have felt anxious when the number of his soldiers dwindled to less than 1% of the original number. 😰
However, the Lord
gave Gideon the order to attack...and he won.

The key to victory wasn't Gideon and his 300 men,
but God enabled the victory!

Considering the revival in Okinawa 🔥
and the revival in Japan 🔥...😢
There are many Christians who say it's impossible...😵
...It is not us who save people, but God.
You, too...the fact that you came to At Home Church means you have been chosen as one of Gideon's 300 warriors.
Shalom 😀

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.