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 

God Is Seeking You

PRAY OVER THIS

“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.” Galatians 1:15-17

 

PONDER THIS

When Paul got saved, he wasn’t seeking Jesus, but Jesus was seeking him. You say, “I’m just seeking the Lord.” The only reason you are seeking the Lord is because He’s first sought you. Don’t get any idea that you just thought it up all by yourself.

Romans 3:11 says, “There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.” So then, why do we have this hunger? Why do we have this thirst for God? Because He gave it to us.

Let’s think about a natural thirst. We all get thirsty for liquid. Why do we get thirsty? Because God created us where we would have a thirst. Had God not created us to have thirst, we would never get thirsty. We wouldn’t just be walking down the street and say, “You know, I’d better get some liquid. I’m going to dehydrate.” No. God made us that way. That thirst in us is a gift of God, and the thirst for God that is in you is a gift of God. It pleased God to do this. The grace that saved you is also from the God who loves you and is seeking after you. When God came into the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve sinned, He asked, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). That wasn’t the voice of a detective; that was the voice of a loving God. He is seeking you today.

When have you felt God seeking you?

How have you experienced a thirst for God in your life?

PRACTICE THIS

Take a walk and recall the times when God worked in your life and sought you. Praise Him for those moments and for His pursuit of you!

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers