June 30, 2019: Day 64 – Judges 6

How much proof do you need that God is by your side and that God has given you everything that you need in order to conquer as He has promised?  A fire unsummoned which burns up bread and meat and broth?  What about a fleece that is soaking wet, or perfectly dry?  God told Gideon, then called Jerubaal, to tear down the altar.  Well, we get the inside scoop that he was a bit afraid to do it in the day, you know, in front of everyone, so he goes and does it at night.  Fortunately he had his father to defend him or else he just might have lost that battle and not been able to defeat the Midianites and the Amalekites.  Yes, Gideon’s father bails him out in this story.

I love seeing how Gideon come into his own.  Battle is near so he calls his people near and far to join him.  They actually listen and so he turns out to be  an amazing leader.  God promises to be by Gideon’s side during the battle.  Everyone is ready to go to battle when Gideon calls a time out.  Just one sec everyone, I just need to ask God something.  God, uh, do you mind if you just give me a sign that you are by my side?  I know, you are amazing and awesome and have done some marvelous things, but do you mind just giving me one teeny weeny sign.  God does that with the fleece.  Okay, how about one more?  God does that again with the fleece.  Okay, I’m good.  Let’s go.