Gideon Followed God
"But Lord," Gideon asked, "how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family." -- Judges 6:15
Isn't that just like us? God tells us He's going to do something wonderful through us and we doubt. Not us, we say. I can't do that, we protest.
Hello! God is "doing" not us. We are merely the instrument He uses. Besides, God can only tell the truth. If He tells us He is going to do something, He will.
I'm afraid, however, that I would be like Gideon. I would want a sign. Then another sign. And, in the middle of it all, I would want further reassurance. I have to laugh. Actually, it sounds just like me. How about you? Ever ask God for a sign? Yeah, thought so.
God was patient with Gideon. He gave him the sign Gideon asked for. He didn't even get upset when Gideon asked for yet another sign. And when, in the middle of saving the Israelites, Gideon needed reassurance, God provided it.
Of course, through all this, Gideon praised the Lord. God knew Gideon's heart just like God knows the hearts of all of us. When we genuinely seek to know and do God's will, He will guide us and help us.
For those who don't know the rest of this story, God used Gideon and 300 men to defeat the Midianites, the Amalekits and all the other eastern peoples who were as "thick as locusts."
With God, all things are possible if we only believe and trust in His greatness and His goodness.
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