Gideon's army

“The Lord said to Gideon, ‘You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands.’” Judges 7:2
As we read earlier, God had called Gideon to lead the Israelites against the Midianites, who had invaded the land. Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 men. But God told him this was too many for Him to use, and whittled the numbers down to 300.
In the natural, they would have been defeated with 32,000 men: 22,000 were afraid to fight (Judg. 7:3) and 9,700 laid down their weapons when they drank, indicating they were unprepared for battle. They were up against an army of 135,000 (Judg. 8:10).
However, with only 300 men but with the Lord on their side, Gideon and the Israelites triumphed over the Midianites. God sent the Midianite camp into confusion and they fought against each other.
The lesson for us is clear: It is better to let the Lord work in a situation, than to fight in our own strength. We have weaknesses that we may or may not know about, but God is all-powerful. He wants to get the glory for any victory in our lives. And it’s only with the Lord, whether we have 300 or 30,000, that we will gain the victory.