Text: “And the angel of the Lord appeared unto
him (Gideon), and said unto him, the Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of
valor.” Judges 6:12
I’m sure God’s word has
imparted you so much this month. Let’s close the month with this awesome
lesson. Gideon had a unique divine visitation. The angel appeared to him and
declared that he was a mighty man of valor. If you study the previous verse
before this one above you’ll notice that Gideon was a farmer, he had never been
to war before. This description would have been okay for someone like Goliath.
Gideon was far from it. He could not figure out why he was referred to as a
might man of valor.
If you read the passage
on you’ll notice he actually protested why he was called that. The matter was
even worse because his family was in a very bad shape. The most devastating
experience of life is when we allow the circumstances of life to determine our
self-image of ourselves. The damage in our environment should not become the
damage of our souls. It becomes a big problem when the environment and the
circumstances of our birth are damaged and then our souls are also damaged
along.
God wanted to use Gideon
in an extraordinary way, but he had to first of all deal with his
self-perception of himself. It’s easy to believe that God is powerful, but it’s
equally important for us to realize that God’s involvement in our lives makes
us equally powerful.
The angel announced that
God is with Gideon. The God factor neutralizes everything that might have been
wrong in the past. Christ in us brings the reality of God into our lives. This
brings us to an experience that is divine and heavenly. Whatever defines God is
what defines us today. We can do the impossible and accomplish the
unimaginable.
CONFESSION:
The life of God defines me today. The value on
the blood of Jesus is what defines my value.
LEARN MORE: Philippians 4:13, Ephesians 3:20
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