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  FAINT, YET PURSUING
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of faithful dependence on
God, while taking action with diligence and loyalty.

Topics: "Faithfulness", "Divine Strength"
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 10:4, Hebrews 11:32

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DESCRIPTION
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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the importance of depending on God while
remaining diligent and faithful in our efforts, using the example of
Gideon and his three hundred men who, despite their weakness, were
committed to pursuing victory. Their motto, 'Faint, yet pursuing,'
illustrates the balance between reliance on divine strength and personal
responsibility. Simpson encourages believers to recognize that even the
weakest can be made mighty through God, urging them to trust fully while
working diligently. He highlights the necessity of being loyal and
active in faith, as God calls upon those who may seem inadequate to
accomplish great things. Ultimately, the sermon calls for a commitment
to trust and obey God in all circumstances.

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CONTENT
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It is a good thing to learn to depend upon God to work through our
feeble resources and yet, while so depending, to be absolutely faithful
and diligent and not allow our trust to deteriorate into indolence. We
find no sloth or negligence in Gideon or his three hundred; though they
were weak and few, they were completely loyal, and everything in them-
down to their last breath-was ready for God to use. Faint, yet pursuing
was their watchword as they followed and finished their glorious
victory. They did not rest until the last of their enemies was
destroyed, and even their false friends were punished for their
treachery and unfaithfulness.

God still calls the weakest instruments.

When, however, he chooses and enables them, they are no longer weak but
mighty through God (2 Corinthians 10:4) and faithful through His grace
to every trust and opportunity. "They trust," as Dr. Chalmers used to
say, "as though all depended upon God, and work as though all depended
upon themselves." Teach me, my blessed Master, to trust and obey.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/faint-yet-pursuing/
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