I do not know about you, but I caught myself questioning Gideon a little bit in this passage. God called him and said he was a mighty warrior and he has the nerve to question God. Who would do such a thing? Then I heard a voice ask the question: “really?” YOU are going to question him. So I quickly recanted my questioning.
I think Gideon is a great example for us. I think more often than not we probably answer God much like Gideon did. God you want me to build a what? Do you know what would happen to me? For us, it is probably mo? For some of us in the past it may have been, you want me to move where?
Just like He did for Gideon, God is faithful to reassure us alongre on the lines of: You want me to ask who to church? Or you want me to give up what the way. When Gideon built the altar, he was very afraid, but God protected him. Then Gideon asked for the damp and the dry rugs, and God provided that assurance as well. In the case of Gideon and for us as well, I think taking one step is what God wants of us at first. Gideon took the step of building the altar and God gave him a little reassurance. When God asks us to do something and then reassures us that we are the person for the job, we better do it.
I know that I struggle with this. In fact I am more like Gideon than I care to admit. I have asked God, just like Gideon for signs. I would love to break myself of that. My prayer for us today is that when God tells us to go, stop, or say yes, we do not ask questions, we simply say ok. God is big, and He is big enough to use ordinary people like Gideon, you, and me for extraordinary things.
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