What will it take for us to really believe what God has said concerning our lives? Think about that today, Sisters, and take a moment to look at what you have chosen to believe about yourself.
The children of Israel watched God move in miraculous fashion right before their eyes. We know the accounts of how mightily the Lord moved on their behalf. And yet, like us, they seemed to find themselves back in the state of displeasing God. In fact, God had to allow them to be conquered over and over again to bring them to a place of humility and obedience. In Judges Chapter 6, God allowed them to be conquered and ruled by the Midianites for seven years. And then entered a man named Gideon…
The angel of the Lord sat down under the oak that belonged to Joash, Gideon’s dad, while Gideon was threshing wheat in secret to keep it from the Midianites. The angel appeared to him and said, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor.” (verse 12, NKJV) The NIV version of the Bible says, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” The Amplified Bible says, “The Lord is with you, mighty man of fearless courage.”
There was no wavering in the words; they were stated as a fact. The angel of the Lord gave a statement of identity assigned by God to Gideon. But Gideon couldn’t fully grasp onto such a powerful description used to refer to him. He said, “But sir, if God is really with us then why has all this happened to us?” Anybody ever feel that way? Chaos is all around you, and you cannot see or even feel God. We begin to question, “Well, God are you here? Do you hear my prayers? Do you even care?”
The Manna Chef 