February 25 – Judges 8:4-9
February 25 – Judges 8:4-9
4 And
Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were
with him, exhausted yet pursuing. 5 So he said to
the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow
me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the
kings of Midian.” 6 And the officials of Succoth
said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that
we should give bread to your army?” 7 So Gideon
said, “Well then, when the Lord has
given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the
thorns of the wilderness and with briers.” 8 And
from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and
the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. 9 And
he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will
break down this tower.”
Fear makes us act in a way
that doesn’t show our best side on a good day, but these two groups just saw
15,000 of the enemy go by as they retreated.
They knew there was a huge group that could easily defeat these 300 men
that stood before them. They couldn’t imagine
that with God on their side, they would defeat them. Historically the Israelites were not
victorious against the armies. Logic
would say 300 cannot defeat 15,000. Logic
and fear often keeps us from seeing the truth of God’s ways.
Have you ever allowed fear
to keep you from believing God’s truth?
Have you ever allowed fear
to keep you from SPEAKING God’s truth?
Heavenly Father, how often
I temporarily forget how amazing You are and how You can defy all the
odds. Is it because I don’t believe in
You? Is it because I am so surrounded by
the world and the teachings of logic that I forget You defy logic with
everything You do?
You defy logic with Your
creation. You defy logic with Your Son’s
miraculous birth. You defy logic with
Your love that gave Him up so I could live.
You defy logic by wanting to have a relationship with the very people
who put Your Son in the cross.
Thank You Father for
loving me so much that You turn Your back on what makes sense and love me
despite logic.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
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