Please read Judges 6.
A couple weeks ago at church the sermon was about this passage.We were talking about lies. More specifically the lies that we get in our minds about what is needed to fulfill a certain job or position. These images come from meeting people that have already reached this point. Soon we get this image of what we can not do because we think we don't measure up to the image we have created in our minds. We think that we don't have the skills, finances, ability, or resources to do that or get this done.
In Judges 6, Gideon struggles with this. In verse 14 the angel tells him to "save Israel out of Midian’s hand". But Gideon does not believe that he is able to do this even though he was previously called a might warrior in a previous verse. Gideon goes in in verse 15 to say "My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family". So how could he be the won to defeat Midian?
How could I be the one to go to Africa and make a difference in these kids' lives? Surely there are many others willing and more capable than I. There are better people that have more skills and resources that would benefit these orphans in Africa.
Gideon continues to listen to the angel of God and does has he is asked in verses 20-27. (I enjoy what the Lord tells Gideon in verse 23. That's always good to know.)
At the end of the chapter, he finally starts to get the idea that maybe he should do this. But Gideon wants just a little more reassurance. He tells God that he will leave a blanket outside. In the morning if the blanket is wet but the ground all around it is dry, he will know that Israel will be saved by his hand has God has promised. Well, in the morning the blanket was wet. Gideon asks for one more request. This time he asked that the blanket be dry in the morning with all the ground covered in dew. Yet again, it was just as he asked.
I believe that the Wednesday I had last month was my wet blanket moment. For quite some time I have struggled with the thought of going on a mission trip overseas. Ever since that day, I have come to notice the small things more and more. I am starting to believe there is no such thing as a coincidence.
Do you have a wet blanket moment? Is there something that God has been asking you to do? Maybe you keep replying with one more request just to make sure that God will keep his promise like Gideon did in Judges.
