THE 300 WHO WATCHED WHILE THEY DRANK:
Judges 7 is one of those passages people quote but don’t really study.
Gideon starts with 32,000 men. God reduces it to 10,000. Then He says, Bring them to the water. I will separate them there.
Not in combat. Not in training. At a stream.
Some of the men knelt down and put their faces directly into the water to drink.
Three hundred scooped the water into their hands and brought it to their mouths.
That’s it. That’s the difference.
And God chose the 3... moreTHE 300 WHO WATCHED WHILE THEY DRANK:
Judges 7 is one of those passages people quote but don’t really study.
Gideon starts with 32,000 men. God reduces it to 10,000. Then He says, Bring them to the water. I will separate them there.
Not in combat. Not in training. At a stream.
Some of the men knelt down and put their faces directly into the water to drink.
Three hundred scooped the water into their hands and brought it to their mouths.
That’s it. That’s the difference.
And God chose the 300.
Why would something that small matter?
Because how a man handles an ordinary moment reveals more than how he performs in a dramatic one.
The majority were consumed with the immediate need. Thirst. Relief. Comfort.
The 300 met the same need, but they did not disengage. They stayed aware.
Scripture repeatedly calls believers to watchfulness. Not paranoia. Not fear. Awareness.
Spiritual drift rarely happens in crisis. It happens in comfort.
Awareness matters. Discipline in small moments matters.
✠ Sir John Scivoletti ✠
✠ Turco Joan of Arc Priory ✠
✠✠Act and God will Act (Actus et Deus Act)✠✠
