The LORD said to Gideon,

“You have too many warriors with you.

If I let all of you fight the Midianites,

the Israelites will boast to me

that they saved themselves

by their own strength.

Judges 7:2

 

And with that, God introduced Gideon to a new concept:

Less, with God, always equals more.

Then he reduced Gideon’s army from 32,000 warriors to 300 soldiers and sent them to fight an army with soldiers clustered like a locust swarm and too many camels to count.

That night, using only blazing torches, horns and shouts, Gideon’s 300 soldiers simply stood in position around the enemy camp and the LORD caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other with their swords.

I stand in awe that the Spirit of this living LORD and Ancient of Days actually waited to be personally invited, by me, to dwell within me.