Who are you putting your faith in?

Who are you putting your faith in?

That seemed to be the question that God was asking Gideon.  Gideon had gathered 32,000 men to fight against the Midianites.  But God said,

You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands.

In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, announce now to the people, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’  (Judges 7:2-3)

22,000 men left after that announcement, and God said, “That’s still too much.”

He then sifted out all the men until there were only 300 men left.  300 out of 32,000.

Why?  To make sure the people put their faith in God, not themselves.  And with just 300 men, God led them to victory.

God wants the same with us.  What do we put our faith in?  Our money?  Our jobs?  Ourselves?   Or in him?

When we start putting our faith in other things, these things become the priority in our lives.  And we start putting these things in front of our relationship with God.

But when we put our faith in God alone, then our priorities fall into place and we start finding victory in our lives.

Is your relationship with God not as strong as you would like?  Do you not feel as close to God as you would like?  Then ask yourself:  “Who am I putting my faith in?  What am I putting my faith in.”

Because until you can answer “God,” you’ll never have the relationship with him that you desire…and that he desires with you.