1. When it seems like the odds are in your favour, it's easy to brag and expect things to work out splendidly. Whether you just aced an examination or outshone other candidates in an interview, there is a sense of certain victory that characterizes your words and actions.
2. You are confident because you see favorable factors aligned to your advantage. On the other hand, it's hard to celebrate when things don't seem to be working out, like when your resources don't match your projected
expenses or your total score falls short of the pass mark.
expenses or your total score falls short of the pass mark.
3. At such times, it is easy to believe that the odds are not in your favor; that things will not work out because you are outnumbered or outmatched by the giants in your life.
4. This is exactly how Gideon felt when he set out to confront an army of 135,000 Midianites with a meagre 32,000 Israeli men. Imagine then his surprise when God said 'The men are still too many.
5. Cut them down to 300'. The question is "how can 300 men win a battle against 135,000 soldiers?" Through Gideon's obedience, however, we learn that the odds are not determined by how good things look but by whose side God is on.
6. Confession:
The odds are working in my favour
because God is on my side.
"But the LORD said to Gideon, "The
people are still too many..." - Judges 7:4
(NKJV)
(Thank you for reading Your Elevation Today Devotional with Godman Akinlabi.)
The odds are working in my favour
because God is on my side.
"But the LORD said to Gideon, "The
people are still too many..." - Judges 7:4
(NKJV)
(Thank you for reading Your Elevation Today Devotional with Godman Akinlabi.)
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