Getting a drink if water would appear to be an extremely ordinary procedure. Surely God doesn’t care how you drink water does He? The same has often been said about whether God cares what type of toothpaste we purchase. Clearly He does not concern Himself with the mundane issues of our life, does He?
In this case He did! In fact, God watched how each man drank his water and tested them in the process. Those who drank one way were chosen to participate in the most glorious miracle of their age, while those who drank a different way were sent home.
Some have guessed that God kept those warriors who lapped the water from their hand while remaining alert to any danger that might be lurking. Those who blithely buried their faces in the water were considered too careless to conduct the unique, and dangerous, mission. This may well be so. Or, it might have simply been God’s means of eliminating 9,700 volunteers! Regardless, when God was done, He had whittled Gideon’s force down to a handful. And that is when the ensuing miracle took on epic proportions.
Could God be setting you up for a miracle?