Judges 6:12-14
"When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, He said, “The Lord is with you, Mighty Warrior.” “But sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all His wonders that our fathers told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and put us into the hand of Midian.” The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian's hand. Am I not sending you?”"
God's Messenger came to speak Life & Encouragement into Gideon, but the oppression of his present circumstances would not allow him to answer THE CALL TO MINISTRY!
Let's take a closer look:
The angel called him a "MIGHTY WARRIOR", but because of the Midianite Oppression, it was hard for Gideon to view himself as a Mighty Warrior due to the fact that him, his family & all Israel had been running & hiding from their oppressor for so long.
Also, Gideon had only HEARD STORIES about the Lord, but never TRULY EXPERIENCED God's Saving Power on a personal level.
BUT THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING!
"GOD KNEW ALL HIS QUESTIONS, GOD KNEW ALL HIS DOUBTS, GOD KNEW ALL HIS FEARS & GOD EVEN KNEW HIS SHORTCOMINGS!"
"BUT GOD STILL CHOSE TO SEND HIM TO SAVE THE ISRAELITES FROM THEIR OPPRESSOR!"
"WHY?" It is very simple! Because God KNEW that there was something special inside of Gideon that Gideon failed to see in himself!
"THE SAME IS TRUE IN OUR LIFE!"
"DESPAIR CAN BLIND US, BUT GOD WANTS TO ENTER OUR LIFE TO REMOVE DESPAIR & REPLACE IT WITH HONOR!
"When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, He said, “The Lord is with you, Mighty Warrior.” “But sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all His wonders that our fathers told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and put us into the hand of Midian.” The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian's hand. Am I not sending you?”"
God's Messenger came to speak Life & Encouragement into Gideon, but the oppression of his present circumstances would not allow him to answer THE CALL TO MINISTRY!
Let's take a closer look:
The angel called him a "MIGHTY WARRIOR", but because of the Midianite Oppression, it was hard for Gideon to view himself as a Mighty Warrior due to the fact that him, his family & all Israel had been running & hiding from their oppressor for so long.
Also, Gideon had only HEARD STORIES about the Lord, but never TRULY EXPERIENCED God's Saving Power on a personal level.
BUT THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING!
"GOD KNEW ALL HIS QUESTIONS, GOD KNEW ALL HIS DOUBTS, GOD KNEW ALL HIS FEARS & GOD EVEN KNEW HIS SHORTCOMINGS!"
"BUT GOD STILL CHOSE TO SEND HIM TO SAVE THE ISRAELITES FROM THEIR OPPRESSOR!"
"WHY?" It is very simple! Because God KNEW that there was something special inside of Gideon that Gideon failed to see in himself!
"THE SAME IS TRUE IN OUR LIFE!"
"DESPAIR CAN BLIND US, BUT GOD WANTS TO ENTER OUR LIFE TO REMOVE DESPAIR & REPLACE IT WITH HONOR!
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