Have you ever asked the Lord for a sign when you were unsure of what He was asking you to do? In our story, Gideon asks for a sign to reassure himself that the Lord was directing him. God does give Gideon a sign because of His mercy and patience. 17 Gideon replied, “If you are …
Have you ever needed help from another person to accomplish a task? I believe most of us realize that we can’t always do things on our own. Gideon had been given an assignment by God and he didn’t see how he could possibly complete it. Judges 6:15 “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? …
Does God really use ordinary people to build His Kingdom? Our story of Gideon is one example of God using an ordinary person. God has a vision for who Gideon is to be but Gideon doesn’t see himself in the same way. 13 “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this …
Does God really have a plan for my life or is that for important people in the Bible? Why would I want to follow God’s plan, anyway? Those are good questions and maybe you have asked those questions along your faith journey. In our story, Gideon was hiding from the Midianites when he was in …
After seven years of oppression by the Midianites the Israelites cried out to the Lord. You may ask, “What took them so long?” When we go down the path of sinfulness, we don’t want to let go of it because we are comfortable with our sin. In many ways, we are much like the slow …
Why does the Lord go to great lengths to get our attention? In our story of Gideon, the Scriptures reveal that the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord, so He handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. 2 The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves …
The Apostle Paul writes in Galatians 3:9 – So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith. [1] We often think of Abraham as a great person of faith, yet we can receive the same blessings he did. What are those blessings we can lay hold …