SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 06/17/2003
My
Worship Time Focus: Gideon’s faith
strengthened
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 11:32
Message
of the verse: “32 And what more
shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah,
David, Samuel and the prophets,” (NIV) “32 And what shall I more say? for the time will
fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and
the prophets:” (ASB)
I would like
to focus in on the faith of Gideon in this spiritual diary, and the reason that
Gideon encourages me is because I can see the patience of God as He worked with
him. Gideon was told to conquer an enemy
of Israel and was not quite sure that it was the Lord who was speaking to him
and if it was he need some added assurance from Him. He asked the Lord if it were truly He who was
speaking to him that He would make the dew only be on the fleece that he lay
upon the ground. That happened, but he
was still not completely satisfied so he asked the Lord to have all the ground
around the fleece wet with dew and the fleece dry. This happened and it strengthened his faith
so he obeyed the Word of the Lord and conquered Israel’s enemy with 300 men,
because the Lord was with him.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: As I go
along the path of the Christian life that the Lord is leading me on I sometimes
think of Gideon and his fleece and I sometimes put out my own fleece so that I
can be reassured that a certain thing is what the Lord would have me to
do. There are many times when I do that,
that I feel a bit guilty about it too.
However as I look at what Dr. Wiersbe says about this, that Gideon is an
encouragement to those of us who need our faith lifted up, I too am encouraged.
The Word of God gave me encouragement as I read it this
morning.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I
must continue to trust and obey the Lord as He leads me and guide me through
this storm that many of us our going through.
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