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“Follow Him!"
by Joshua Scott Zeitz
The book of Judges is/can be a sad book to read because time and again we see the phrase, “The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord.”
However, looking at it through the lens of God’s grace one can see an overarching theme that is so powerful!
No matter how many times the people forsook God, He was always so willing to rescue them, to deliver them, to be their God!
From the outset of God’s creation, He has been wanting mankind to simply follow Him - to fellowship with Him!
Judges chapters 6 & 7 recounts the story of Gideon and the Israelite peoples. The beginning of chapter 6 speaks of the depravity of the situation, the children of Israel were suffering at the hands of the Midianites becuase they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.
Yet God was attentive to their cries!
There is so much within these two chapters, but the thing I want to highlight today is how God came to Gideon, called him personally, and then rescued the children of Israel in a remarkable way in spite of Gideon.
You see Gideon dealt with much fear. He feared people. He feared the situation his nation was in. He feared to act upon God’s Word.
But even in his fear, knees shaking, he followed God anyway and God did an awesome thing through Him!
He delivered the Midianites into the hand of Gideon but with very few resources and just a handful of people.
I love what Judges 7:2 says:
“And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’”
The Lord dwindled down the army from thousands upon thousands to 300!
Pastor Jim says all the time, “Don’t belittle the little.”
Listen, God can do in a moment what we can’t in a lifetime! Just ask the boy with the loaves and fishes over in the gospels!
The thing I want to highlight the most in these two chapters in Judges is God’s Goodness!
The Bible says the horse is prepared for the battle, but victory is of the Lord! (Proverbs 21:31)
During this season we find ourselves in as a nation, let’s not fall into the snare of thinking that God doesn’t care, that He doesn’t see, that He doesn’t hear...
He is so good! And He wants to fellowship with us, with you, if you let Him.
But you/we have to let Him do it His way!
He doesn’t need our might or prowess, our intellect or science, He just wants us to follow Him!
He wants to show Himself mighty on the behalf of anyone who dares to take Him at His Word!
He is a big God and He isn’t moved because you are dealing with a little fear or worry or anxiety, just do it anyway, follow Him!!
Are your knees shaking? Do it anyway! Follow Him!
That’s all He wants, for you to trust Him, to take Him at His Word! He is not a man that He should lie! (Numbers 23:19)
Will you be like Gideon today and answer the call of God?! Will you say yes to Him?
If you do, get ready! He will do great and mighty things through you as well!
Remember: What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you!
In Christ,
Joshua Scott Zeitz
“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’”
Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV
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By Joshua Scott Zeitz“Follow Him!"
by Joshua Scott Zeitz
The book of Judges is/can be a sad book to read because time and again we see the phrase, “The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord.”
However, looking at it through the lens of God’s grace one can see an overarching theme that is so powerful!
No matter how many times the people forsook God, He was always so willing to rescue them, to deliver them, to be their God!
From the outset of God’s creation, He has been wanting mankind to simply follow Him - to fellowship with Him!
Judges chapters 6 & 7 recounts the story of Gideon and the Israelite peoples. The beginning of chapter 6 speaks of the depravity of the situation, the children of Israel were suffering at the hands of the Midianites becuase they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.
Yet God was attentive to their cries!
There is so much within these two chapters, but the thing I want to highlight today is how God came to Gideon, called him personally, and then rescued the children of Israel in a remarkable way in spite of Gideon.
You see Gideon dealt with much fear. He feared people. He feared the situation his nation was in. He feared to act upon God’s Word.
But even in his fear, knees shaking, he followed God anyway and God did an awesome thing through Him!
He delivered the Midianites into the hand of Gideon but with very few resources and just a handful of people.
I love what Judges 7:2 says:
“And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’”
The Lord dwindled down the army from thousands upon thousands to 300!
Pastor Jim says all the time, “Don’t belittle the little.”
Listen, God can do in a moment what we can’t in a lifetime! Just ask the boy with the loaves and fishes over in the gospels!
The thing I want to highlight the most in these two chapters in Judges is God’s Goodness!
The Bible says the horse is prepared for the battle, but victory is of the Lord! (Proverbs 21:31)
During this season we find ourselves in as a nation, let’s not fall into the snare of thinking that God doesn’t care, that He doesn’t see, that He doesn’t hear...
He is so good! And He wants to fellowship with us, with you, if you let Him.
But you/we have to let Him do it His way!
He doesn’t need our might or prowess, our intellect or science, He just wants us to follow Him!
He wants to show Himself mighty on the behalf of anyone who dares to take Him at His Word!
He is a big God and He isn’t moved because you are dealing with a little fear or worry or anxiety, just do it anyway, follow Him!!
Are your knees shaking? Do it anyway! Follow Him!
That’s all He wants, for you to trust Him, to take Him at His Word! He is not a man that He should lie! (Numbers 23:19)
Will you be like Gideon today and answer the call of God?! Will you say yes to Him?
If you do, get ready! He will do great and mighty things through you as well!
Remember: What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you!
In Christ,
Joshua Scott Zeitz
“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’”
Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV