The Math Doesn't Matter

Not sure how you did with math in school but I at least came out being able to do computations in my head very well. But when it came to Algebra or Geometry or Trigonometry I was lost.  But I do know this, if you are outnumbered in anything you can feel overwhelmed and sometimes defeated.

Unless that is of course, if God is in it. To him the Math Doesn't Matter. Take the example of Jesus feeding the 5000 folks who listened to his powerful sermon but were getting hungry. His disciples mentioned they needed to be fed and asked him what they should do about it. He looked at them and said you feed them. He did this of course to prove that God could do what man could not. He prayed then made 5000 three piece dinners out of 5 loaves and 2 fishes, with leftovers.

You can also look at David in 1 Samuel 17 going up against Goliath, a 5 foot something kid versus a 9 foot giant with armor that probably weighed more than David. No one dared fight him except David who had an unwavering confidence in what God had done in his life (killed a lion and a bear bare handed) and in his faith that God would not be defeated by "an uncircumcised Philistine".

David stoned him to death and cut his head off because when God is involved The Math Doesn't Matter.  That includes our fight against addiction or any other sin that we may be trying to overcome. The odds may seem against us, the relapses and rehabs may be piling up but God has no equal. No drug, no charges, no overwhelming desperation phases him.

Finally look at Elisha in 2 Kings 6. Caught giving the foreign King's battle plans to his Israelite King we pick it up when he was surrounded and his servants reported there were horses and chariots surrounding them and he said "What shall we do?". As Jesus prayed before distributing that food, Elisha prayed "Open his eyes so he could see". When the servant looked again he saw hills full of horses and chariots of fire from the Lord.

Of course you know who won that battle because when God is in it The Math Doesn't Matter. Feeling overwhelmed yourself, odds stacking up against you - say a prayer and look around - they are there, maybe a couple thousand angels extending their arms to you and saying we got you.

Dare I say it one more time, please memorize for a later test - when God is in it The Math Doesn't Matter!

PS. Credit to Pastor Steven Furtick for my blog title!