With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands

 Judges 7:1-8

The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength has saved me.’ Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.

But the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will thin them out for you there. If I say, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go; but if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the Lord told him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues as a dog laps from those who kneel down to drink.” Three hundred of them lapping with their hands to their mouths.  All the rest got down on their knees to drink.

With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the others go home.” So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites home but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others.

Why?

The Lord doesn't like Israelites be proud for their numerous force, so chose only 300 men to go with Gideon. The victory belongs to the Lord, not their strength save them.

How to choose the right men with Gideon, through their drink way to choose. Take water with their hands to their mouths are chosen, for they have noble behavior. They won't kneel down to drink, like the dog.

Like Gideon, we cannot proud that it is the Lord who helps us to victory. I am a servant of the Lord, listen to God's commands.

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神篩選基甸的人，神要用的人是根據神的人。神是否選用預備好的軍隊? 會。神會使用人多的軍隊，但是如果因為人多可以打勝仗，就不是神喜悅的。我常常以為我有足夠的條件來成就就是成功。第一：我們得勝的把握在於神的道，有神同在。

第二個條件：神選有願意的心膽怯的人離開了約2萬人，可能怕被嘲笑的群眾 的壓力。我們信主，服事神也許是怕眾人壓力。

其實基甸也是害怕。神要用的是雖然也害怕，但是有願意的心留下來，去克服。

第三選擇是行事為人，與他的身份相稱。這300人已經意識到他已經是軍人了。頭栽下去，就沒有辦法看到敵人，沒有調整自己。我們所行的與有願做的心相稱，但是老是遲到，我們願意服事，但是隨便穿就來了。當我真的願意來敬拜神時，不是隨便來，我們要有願做的心與行為出來。福音隊集訓時老是遲到，抱著出去玩的心參加福音隊，也是不討神喜悅。我的一舉一動都要有神兒女的樣式。

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How?

God has a great way and strategy to bring us to get the victory.