Positioning For Kingdom Expansion
Positioning for Kingdom Expansion! Judges 7:1-8 KJV When God spoke this to me, I could hardly sleep! I began to rejoice and thank God for what He has allowed. Gideon was preparing to go to battle. He had 32,000 men with him. You would think that with such a large company of men, Gideon would be ready to take the Midianites down. Instead, God told Gideon that he had too many men with him. God did not want them to attribute the victory to their size, but to God's size. He was positioning Gideon for kingdom expansion. When I began to examine the plight of Gideon, I found five positions necessary for his victory. Position of Courage. God told Gideon to tell all that were afraid that they could go home. Twenty-two thousand of the men left. If you are expecting God to enlarge your territory, you cannot be afraid. God has not given you the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Position of Separation. We have to know and accept