Many people point to Gideon's fleece and sometimes say, "I laid out a fleece for the LORD to see if He wants me to do such and so." Not a good thing to do. Gideon showed a lack of faith when He failed to act immediately on the LORD's word. God chose the weakest man in the weakest clan, so He probably expected little faith from Gideon. Don't show your little faith in God by putting Him to the test.
God whittled down the fighting force to show it was Him who brought the victory, not Israel's fighting men. God was trying to re-establish their faith in Him. God still wants us to rely on Him, not our own efforts. We all need to make sure that we are exercising faith in God to do great things. We should pray for and expect things that can only be accomplished "if God shows up!"
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