Judges 8:4

Came to Jordan. The account of Gideon’s pursuit is resumed from ch. 7:24. As the Midianites fled, they split up into groups, one of which had been intercepted by the Ephraimites and destroyed; others succeeded in crossing the Jordan into the hills of Gilead.

Faint, yet pursuing. Even though Gideon and his men were tired and hungry from their exertions in fighting the rear guards of the Midianites, they did not pause at the Jordan but immediately crossed it and continued to follow the enemy. They had already done much, but they were willing to do more. Similarly, our spiritual warfare demands persistent effort. At no point in the struggle is it safe to relax our efforts through weariness. Many a victory has been won by Christians who were “faint, yet pursuing.”