S ~ Only 300 of the men drank from their hands. All the others got down on their knees and drank with their mouths in the stream. Judges 7:6
O ~ This means that 9700 men drank with their mouths in the stream. I have never done this on purpose - I have swallowed some pool/ocean water accidentally, but never put my face in the water to drink. It just doesn't seem like the way to do things, but 97% of the soldiers did this.
A ~ When I was in Israel, I went to this stream. We stood in the water, and Steve and Patty (Lizzy's parents) and Rob and Debbie took pictures of pretending to drink. Way too many feet in the water to actually have a sip. I bet there were many feet in the water with Gideon too. 97% of the people God chose to not use, and the deciding factor was how they drank water at the stream. We can do all kinds of things to posture ourselves to be used by God, but in the end, He still chooses.
P ~ Lord, may I do my part to follow You, and be available, and willing - but I still leave the decision up to you.
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