JUDGES 6:12
Gideon was a man just trying to get through one more awful day.
The Midianites were devastating Israel, destroying the crops, killing the livestock, and making his people poorer and discouraged. Israel had pulled away from God and this was the result. Now Gideon was hiding in a winepress of all places, threshing wheat, just trying not to lose anything more while the people were crying out for help.
Then the angel of the Lord appeared and referred to him as a “Mighty man of valour” (a warrior).
He was not going to take that. He knew who he was and where he was coming from and he reminded the angel of the same – he was among the least persons of Israel.
We may be in tough circumstances too. We may be feeling, There is no way out, the best we can do is try to get by. Is God saying something like, “Mighty man of valour,” to us? God’s view of us is far bigger than the way we see ourselves. God has a gracious plan, not just for us to survive this hard time, but to thrive and then lift others up.
Let us tune the channel to His voice. It is always the voice of hope and promises.
