Read Judges 6–7
When the angel of
the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior."
"But sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to
us?" Judges 6:12 13 NIV
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For
seven years God had allowed the Midianites to attack Israel, and they
"so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the Lord for
help." (6:6) Israel had repeatedly returned to idolatry, followed by defeat
and desperate prayers for help, then God would send a leader to deliver them
from their enemies.
Once
again God listened to their cry, and this time, His choice of a deliverer was a
young man named Gideon. The Angel of
the Lord appeared to Gideon saying, "The LORD is with you, mighty
warrior." Surprised by this greeting, Gideon questioned, "If the LORD
is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our
fathers told us about when they said, 'Did not the LORD bring us up out of
Egypt?”
Gideon could not understand how God was
going to use him–the youngest member of his family in the smallest tribe–to lead
Israel to victory. The LORD turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you
have…Am I not sending you?" (6:13–14)
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Lord,
like Gideon, we don’t understand why certain things happen the way they do. But
I know that You have promised never to leave or forsake us. Give us the faith to
trust Your provision in our lives, even when we cannot see how You are going to
do it.
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Trust in the LORD
with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways
acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs
3:5–6 NKJV
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