And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and put them on this rock, and pour the broth over them.” And he did so. Then the angel of the Lord reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the… Continue reading 8-21-24: Open My Eyes
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8-20-24: Serving God A Meal
“So Gideon went into his house and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and brought them to him under the terebinth and presented them.” Judges 6:19 Gideon hurries into his house to prepare a… Continue reading 8-20-24: Serving God A Meal
8-19-24: Asking God For Signs
Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who talk with me. Do not depart from here, I pray, until I come to You and bring out my offering and set it before You.” And He said, “I will wait… Continue reading 8-19-24: Asking God For Signs
8-18-24: Let Me Say It Again
And the Lord said to him, “But I will be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites as one man.” Joshua 6:16 Gideon has unloaded his excuses on the Lord why he is not the man to do God’s job. He really only has one major reason – he is poor and insignificant. He is a… Continue reading 8-18-24: Let Me Say It Again
8-17-24: Mighty or Weak?
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Isaiah 40:29 As we study the Lord’s call of Gideon we need to understand the contrast behind might and weakness. God saw Gideon as mightyyet Gideon’s whole appeal not to obey God is based on how weak he sees himself.When the angel… Continue reading 8-17-24: Mighty or Weak?
8-16-24: But Lord
“And he said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” Judges 6:15 What! This is unbelievable! Imagine one of God’s created beings questioning Him! Is it possible that a creature can query the creator? We might be shocked… Continue reading 8-16-24: But Lord
8-15-24: You Are The Answer To Your Prayer
And the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yoursand save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?” Judges 6:14 In his frustration Gideon has made some fairly serious allegations against God. We should be thankful that the Lord is longsuffering and puts up with our childish… Continue reading 8-15-24: You Are The Answer To Your Prayer
8-14-24: Faith or Sight?
And Gideon said to Him, “Please, my lord, if the Lord is with us,why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonderful deeds that our fathers recounted to us, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and given us into… Continue reading 8-14-24: Faith or Sight?
8-13-24: The Way God Sees Us
And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him,“The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.” Judges 6:12 We now read the conversation between the Angel the Lord and Gideon. Over the next few verses the conversation will bounce back and forth between the two.And the angel of the… Continue reading 8-13-24: The Way God Sees Us
8-12-24: Redeem The Time
“Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites.” Judges 6:11 The Almighty God of the Universe, the Angel of the Lord sits under… Continue reading 8-12-24: Redeem The Time