Clarity for the Road Ahead

“And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!’ Gideon said to Him, ‘O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, “Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?” But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.’ Then the Lord turned to him and said, ‘Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?’” JUDGES 6:12-14

 

PONDER THIS

Gideon was threshing wheat, hunkered down hiding away in a winepress, afraid of the Midianites, and God appeared to him. He had a vision of the Almighty. Gideon was living in defeat and fear until he took his eyes from the enemy and put his eyes on God.

You may say, “I wish God would speak to me as he spoke to Gideon through the angel of the Lord.” But you have something better than Gideon ever had. You have the Word of God, and you have the Holy Spirit of God living in you. It is a lie from the enemy that God is not speaking. God is speaking. Do you want to hear? Are you ready to listen to what God is saying? You will never have victory in your life, at home, in school, in business, in your neighborhood, in the Church, or in society until you get a vision of Almighty God. When we walk with Him and hear from Him, we see everything else more clearly.

When have you struggled with a path forward through a difficult time? Where did you turn for help?

What is your relationship with God like right now? Are you close enough to Him to hear Him speak?

PRACTICE THIS

Spend time with God in silence, listening for His voice and direction for your life.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers