Senwes Scenario December 2017 - March 2018 | Page 38
•••• CO L U M N
He can do a lot
with very little
MILANIE VOSLOO
IT IS QUITE NORMAL TO FEEL THAT THOSE
WHO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE RIGHT VALUES,
LEADERS WITH INTEGRITY AND THOSE WHO
EMBRACE THE TRUTH, ARE DECREASING IN
NUMBERS. IT CAN EVEN BE FRIGHTENING.
T hat is until we read the story of Gideon. Last month we
remembered how Gideon wanted signs from God to confirm
that he really had to liberate his people. We read how Gideon
gathered 44 000 men to subdue the powerful Midianites. No,
God said, too many people. “Tell them that those who are
afraid to fight, may return home from mount Gilead.” 10 000
men remained! And God again said that the numbers were too
large. More were sent home, until a mere 300 remained. The
rest is history. The enemy was subdued and never raised its
head again (Judges 8:28).
The same God who was able to subdue thousands of people
with a small group of brave men, still rules today! And He still
promises: “I will be with you!” (Judges 6:16).
Perhaps we should remember the following today:
• Despite the snowball-effect of a lie, the truth has a way of
bringing something, somewhere, to an end.
• Our Father is still the driver of the locomotive of life - even
when things seem to be on the verge of derailing.
• God has a way of bringing about miracles in the most unex-
pected ways - despite the things which we cannot control.
• He does not work with numbers, but with