Episode 315: "Victory! - When Facing the Impossible!"

SELDI Podcast with Tony Williams

Greetings, Leaders!

Be encouraged that whatever God calls you to accomplish will come to fruition. For with God, all things are possible.

Remember, God's calling and gifts are irrevocable.

No matter the task He assigns us, He guarantees our triumph, no matter how daunting it may seem.

Think about what He calls you to do or believe.

Please continue believing Him for fulfillment when facing the enemies of discouragement, circumstances, and delays in fulfilling God's vision.

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9

Consider three things God is doing for us as we believe in Him and His vision for our lives.

First, God assures us of the victory.

Second, God gives us evidence of His working to encourage us.

Third, God graciously provides all we need and, ultimately, the victory!

Gideon was a great leader and a farmer in ancient times whom God called to an impossible assignment—to deliver his nation from the oppression of a mighty nation.

First, God speaks to Gideon while he is winnowing wheat in a pit so that the enemy will not see him or take his grain, as they did repeatedly every year at harvest time, leaving the people in starvation.

When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior." Judges 6:12

Gideon, a farmer, did not see himself as a mighty warrior, but God did.

"Sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about?... But now the LORD has abandoned and handed us to the Midianites." Judges 6:13

God encourages us at this moment, just as he encouraged Gideon by saying,

Then the LORD turned to him and said, "Go with the strength you have and rescue Israel. I am sending you!" Judges 6:14

With a new identity from God and belief in God, Gideon takes action and amasses an army of 32,000 men. Even this number was no match for the multitudes of the enemy.

God tests Gideon's faith, tells him to reduce his army, and helps him select only 300 warriors!

The LORD told Gideon, "With these 300 men, I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home." "Judges 7:7

God assures you and me that when He calls us, He is faithful to give us victory, which is precisely what happens!

"That night, the LORD said, "Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them!" Judges 7:9

"Listen to what the enemy is saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack."

God guided Gideon's steps that night, and he arrived at just the right time to hear the enemy speaking of their defeat at the hands of Gideon and his army!

Greatly encouraged, Gideon returns to his men and gives them instructions from God. They take action, and God graciously does all the rest. The outcome—a fantastic victory for them and an example for us!

Remember, "with God all things are possible." Jesus, Matthew 19:26

Victory!