Judges 7:1-8:17
Luke 23:13-43
Psalms 97:1-98:9
Proverbs 14:7-8
What do we know about Gideon? We know he and the rest of Israel were besieged by the Midianites, and Gideon was somewhere between fearful and prudent - which is why he hid as he threshed his grain. We know he didn't think much of himself - the weakest clan, and all that. And we know that even when He realized it was God giving him instructions, He remained fearful, completing his first task under cover of night. Oppressed, overwhelmed, insecure, fearful. Sound like someone you know?
What else do we know about Gideon? We know that when God called, he answered. When God spoke, he heard and listened. When God acted, he watched and saw. And so he went from fear to faith, so that when God commanded, he obeyed. And because he obeyed, he was blessed to witness God's victory over an overwhelming enemy, despite an inadequacy of resource.
I would like to be blessed in the same way. Often I find myself hiding, protecting my meager resources, overwhelmed and helpless. But God is always calling.
Father, teach us to follow Gideon's roadmap - to answer You when You call, to listen when You speak, to watch when You act, that we might get to know You. Then we can live according to Your instruction, and witness Your victory.
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