Ep.38 "The X factor"

I want to talk about something that caught my eye, 7:7 says, “The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!” I think it would be easy, but incorrect to assume that the nation of Israel was the odds on favorite to win any of these future battles they would be facing. The fact is they weren’t. They were smaller in number, but they were still Gods. God is the God of the underdog. He is glorified, He is capable when we are not. He is the X factor. Look down at 7:17-18, 17 Perhaps you will think to yourselves, ‘How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?’ 18 But don’t be afraid of them! Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all the land of Egypt. God is the muscle behind everything. Moses goes onto say, “No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God. 22 The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you little by little. You will not clear them away all at once, otherwise the wild animals would multiply too quickly for you. 23 But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed. 24 He will put their kings in your power, and you will erase their names from the face of the earth. No one will be able to stand against you, and you will destroy them all.