Monday, November 16, 2009

just a short word on QT today. i read judges 6 today cus i felt God leading me to the story of Gideon. initially. i read from verse 11. and i was wondering. why did God call Gideon a mighty man of valor??

so i read upwards. verses 4 to 6 spoke about how the produce and harvest of the Israelites were constantly taken away. they were made impoverish. they were constantly plundered and robbed by their enemies.

but Gideon was different. under a terebinth tree, he threshed wheat to hide the winepress. he treasured his produce and harvest, he is made special mention off, cus he was not robbed, nor plundered from. this shows that he was probably a very smart and resourceful guy. talents that God would later use to deliver Israel.

so wad is the definition of valor?
it is defined as the strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity

heh. wow. wad a complement right.

and in verses 13 and 14. he asked God. if you are with me. why are all these things happening. and the Lord said "Have I not sent you?" Amen! its like we ask God, why this person so liddat or oh man, this person has problems, that sucks. God goes, "Have I not sent you?" Sometimes God allows a crisis into the lives of people close to us so that we can be a blessing. We were saved for good works, and we were called to be a people of love.

through the chapter. its just amazing. verses 15 and 16 shows he probably had a self esteem problem. but he was faithful nevertheless. he prayed and gave an offering [verses 18 to 21] and wad did God do, God gave him an encounter with Him and he built an alter calling it The-Lord-Of-Peace. As long as we are willing, God is able to take us and make us from a nobody into a somebody. he can take all your fears and insecurities and bring peace into your heart.

with this, Gideon did the will of God. even the unpopular. even the difficult. even when people rose against him. but the Lord lifted him up, eventually, people could see that the Spirit of God was upon him and people gathered behind him and others gathered to meet them.

what amazes me was the fleece story as well. most of us have encounters with God. or we think we do. before God can give us a complete and clear picture of His purpose and plans for us. We rush off to do His will without completely knowing wad it is. Each of us will have sure signs from the Lord when He tells us to move, when He calls us. before Gideon went out to fight the midianites, notice, he did this first, why, because he wanted to be sure he was walking in God's purpose and calling for him. He was willing and obedient, but knowing wad was at stake, he was not presumptuous of overzealous, rather he was patient, and waited for God's signs of conformation before he acted.

I wanna endeavour to be a Gideon, a man of valor, a man of patience, a man after God's calling and purpose. a man used by God to do great things. do you?

|cowpoo| 11:31 PM|

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