DCLM Sincere Milk 6 December 2025 — Gideon And His Few Soldiers – Part 1
DCLM Sincere Milk 6 December 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Gideon And His Few Soldiers – Part 1
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Topic: Gideon And His Few Soldiers – Part 1
Text: Judges 7:1-8
1Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
3Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
4And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
5So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
6And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
7And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
8So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
Key Verse: “And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.” Judges 7:7
Message
Our Lord gets all the glory when the odds are against us – when victory seems impossible and we depend upon Him. Let us never boast in our own strength but in the strength of the Lord our God (1 Corinthians 1:28,29).
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Gideon and his very few army experienced a resounding victory and God alone received the glory. You too will have all round victory if you trust in the Lord to fight all your battles for you. Gideon was one of the judges appointed by God to rule Israel. He was also commissioned as a general to lead the army of Israel against the powerful army of Midian. God then gave Gideon the assurance of Victory. Now Gideon selected thousands of soldiers to go with him to battle, but God would not have that. He instructed Gideon to take the soldiers to the river side. There, only those who scooped water with their hands from where they drank were chosen. They were just three hundred men.
God does not need too many people to accomplish His purpose. If He has chosen you, then see it as a privilege and serve Him faithfully and acceptably
Further Reading: 1 Samuel 17:47
Prayer for today: Lord, I know that it is not by power or by might, You alone will fight my battles and give me victory.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
