Today’s Devotional Scripture: 2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
- Judges 7:2 KJV
The Message For Today (March 31, 2026):
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Right now in your life, take an account of all the things that you’ve been able to build, all of the things that you crafted with your hands, the things you worked very hard to pull together, and the things which you find pride in because you poured yourself into them.
These things can easily become idols when we forget that God was right there in the midst with us the entire time. Through the lows and the highs, God promises us in scripture that he will never leave us and never forsake us. He shows us in his word that he is faithful, and he is right there with us every step of the way.
The stark difference when you’re facing something you believe is in your control, and then you’re facing something that is so far out of your control that you go before the Lord to cry out for deliverance, will show you where your heart is. The God that is with you in the easy times is also the God that is with you in the hard times. The same God. God does not change. He is the same from everlasting to everlasting (Psalm 90:2 KJV).
But how we treat God in the easiest times in our lives can show us whether or not we are committed to having a relationship with Him, or whether we are committed to only going to him in times of need.
In Judges 7:2, we can see in our Cornerstone Scripture that the Lord admonished Gideon after years of the Midianites having victory over Israel. The Lord reached out to Gideon through an angel of the Lord and called him a mighty man of valor.
In Judges 6, as Gideon was hiding food in the wine press, the angel of the Lord came to him. In Judges 6:12, it states:
12 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. - Judges 6:12 KJV
So the Lord called Gideon by name. The Lord called him a mighty man of valor. And God empowered him to tear down the altar of Baal, and they cut down the grove that was by the altar of Baal.
In so doing, Gideon wasn’t really a popular person. They threatened to stone him if not for the words of his father, which stayed the hand of those men in the tribe who wanted to kill him for tearing down the altar to Baal (Judges 6:30-31 KJV).
So we get to Judges 7, after the Lord has told Gideon that that was just the beginning. That tearing down everything that was not like God, cutting down the grove, and removing the altar of Baal was just the beginning. That was the beginning of Israel being restored, was clearing out all of the idol worship.
Now the Lord called Gideon to go deeper, to not just tear down the altar, but to now come against the Midianites. And there were 30,000 men here at this battle, ready to go to war. But some of them were afraid, and some of them didn’t have the right posture.
So in Judges 7:2, out of the 30,000+, the Lord admonished him that some of them had to go, lest Israel think that they did this on their own. This was going to be a time where only God could get the glory. That meant it was going to be difficult. It was going to seem impossible. It was going to be unrealistic. It was going to seem illogical. And it was going to take faith.
From a space of 32,000 men, the Lord decreased it down to 10,000 men in verse 3. And then the Lord decreased it again in verse 7, down to 300 men. So those 300 men and Gideon were the only ones authorized to go to battle.
Why would the Lord decrease an army from 32,000, which assures victory and assures that finally the thing can end, and so reduce it that everyone knows that it was only God that did it?
This was to eliminate the idea that just because it was easy, it meant that they did it of their own volition. Just because they had so many things and so many men and so many resources and so much power, that they somehow saved themselves.That idea, that they could pride themselves on overcoming the enemy by their own hand, was what God wanted to eliminate.
Likewise, in our lives, there are situations where we feel as if we just had more.
We wish we had more resources.
We wish we had a greater capacity.
We wish we could just have all that we needed.
But God gives us just a little. Just a still small amount. Just the fish and the loaves. He gives us the small amount and says, “Go”, and then tells us that His grace is sufficient, and that his strength is made perfect in our weaknesses.
In 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, it reads:
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. - 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 KJV
So God tells us, No, I don’t need you to be strong. I don’t need you to have it all together. I need you to understand that my grace is sufficient for thee.
So the perfections that we so seek because we want to feel in control, we want to feel like we have it all together, these things are not things that please God. It is our faith that pleases God. It is our belief in Him that pleases him.
To walk with God and to know, regardless of what the circumstances look like, that He is God alone, that he is more than able, that God Himself is more than enough, is what strengthens our faith. It is what carries us into a deeper level of trust, a deeper level of relationship, knowing that we’re not on our own.
We don’t have to do it by ourselves. And even if we can do it by ourselves, we know that we’re doing it by the grace of God in us, to go exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to that Holy Spirit power that is at work within us (Ephesians 3:20-21 KJV).
We see this as our walk with God, and when we treat life like we always want to give Him glory, that in the good times and in the bad, that he’s God alone. That even when it’s easy, no, we didn’t do it on our own. We did it with Christ in us. We did it with the glory of God with us. We did it by His hand.
Honoring the Lord our God for being with us, who has made it so that we can overcome. Who has paid the price that we would have victory in life and victory in everlasting life in eternity, knowing that we are with Him.
This is our faith. This is what we believe.
But how we walk on our day-to-day shows us whether or not we honor the fact that God is more than enough, that we have everything we need, whether lacking or abounding, whether having plenty or having nothing, we still have God. And so we have more than enough.
We have what we need to overcome every wall. We have what we need to overcome every obstacle. We have what we need to turn any table. We have what we need because He is more than enough, and his grace is sufficient for us.
This is the heart that God desires us to have.
The Bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6 KJV). Remember that good times or bad, easy or the hardest thing you’ve ever faced, God is right there with you every step of the way, and He is more than enough.
Closing Devotional Prayer
My prayer for you.
Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank you. I thank you, God, that the mighty woman of God is going to grow closer. I thank you, God, for the favor of God.
The Bible tells us not to be conformed to this world, but rather be transformed by the renewing of our mind, that we may know what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of the Father. This is what the world tells us.
The word also tells us, O God, that it is in our weaknesses, God, that you show yourself mighty, that we are not alone. That we are walking with you, God, grace after grace, glory to glory, and faith by faith. You are with us, God, every step of the way.
So Lord, I bless you. I thank you, King of glory. I thank you for empowering this mighty woman of God to walk fully, O God, in your will, in your word, in every season. That even if she feels overwhelmed, she would turn to you, God, and that she will look up to the hills where her help comes from.
I thank you, Lord, that our help comes from you, O Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. I thank you, God, for being what we need, a very present help in a time of trouble.
And I thank you, Lord God, that we will not gain the whole world and lose our soul. We will not operate in the pride of self, O God, but we will always turn to you, thanking you, God, for every victory, thanking you, God, for every trial, being thankful in all things, for it is the will of the Father.
In 1st Thessalonians 5:18 in the King James Version, God you tell us, in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
So Lord, I thank you for that, that the mighty woman of God will be thankful in every season, giving thanks in all things, O God. In everything that we’re going to bless you, whether good or bad, O God, that thanksgiving will be a part of our very DNA.
It will be a part of our knee-jerk reaction. It will be the thing we turn to, God, when we don’t know what else to do. We will bless you, O God, in times of great loss and sadness. O God, let us lift you up and bless your holy name, for you are worthy to be praised, O God.
You’re worthy, O God, of our worship. You’re worthy, O King, O God, of us loving you through even our hardest seasons, forgetting those things which are behind and pressing towards the prize of the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus.
I thank you, Lord God, that the mighty woman of God is pressing now, that the oil, the anointing of God, is with her. O God, that in the press, O God, that she would grow closer to you, O God, that she would begin to know you and you know her, O God, even deeper, ever the more.
It’s never too late. It doesn’t matter how many years we’ve been before you. It doesn’t matter how many years we’ve been in church, O God. What matters, O God, is that we’re growing in you, that there is so much love. There is so much more to this relationship with you than just years in the bank, O God.
Here now, living and breathing, we’re saying yes again, God, to blessing your holy name, to recognizing your sovereignty, God, and to knowing that you are more than enough. I thank you, Lord, and I pray in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.