Mighty Hero

 Scripture:

"The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, 'Mighty Hero, the Lord is with you!' 'Sir," Gideon replied, 'If the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about?'"

Observation:

Gideon had an encounter with the angel of the Lord. The angel's first words were, "Mighty hero, the Lord is with you." Gideon immediately questioned everything that was happening. He saw his enemies, his weakness, and his inability, but God saw him as a mighty hero. 

Application:

Just like Gideon, it is easy to feel like God works for others, and He worked in the past, but will He work through me? We must realize that and recognize that God sees us how He created us, not who we think we are. Learning not to question God but to walk in obedience to Him is something every believer must do. We must learn not to question what the Lord sees in us. He created us and if He calls us to do something, we must be ready to respond without reservation.

Prayer:

Father, I offer You my life. Help me to see what You see in me. Teach me to walk in the way You desire me to walk. Teach me not to question what You want to do in and through me because I feel inadequate. Show me how to accomplish all You have given me responsibility over. Let my life be effective for You and Your kingdom. Establish Your kingdom here in Turkey and in Ghana and Togo, where we go today.

Forever Yours,

Jeff