1 Chronicles 17:1-18:17; Ezekiel 17:1-24; John 6:22-40
They came as grasshoppers (locusts) for multitude… Judges 6:5
The Midianite army invaded and subdued Israel for seven years. The army was like a plague of locust invading the settlements of God’s people and seemed utterly invincible. They were a mounted force attacking on camels and they cleared the land like locusts, taking everything including crops and animals, leaving Israel impoverished, fearful and helpless. Eventually just 300 men led by Gideon defeated this huge force. God brought greatness out of smallness
and chose insignificant Gideon to be a victorious warrior. Today devastating enemies like secularism and atheism are overrunning society but God is always ultimately victorious. —Paul Young
An army of ordinary people, a kingdom where love is the key,
A city, a light to the nations, heirs to the promise are we. —Dave Bilborough