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So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch. And they blew the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands. Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars. They held in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow. And they cried out, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!” Every man stood in his place around the camp, and all the army ran. They cried out and fled.
It didn't take 32,000 armed warriors wielding swords, arrows, and spears. It took 300 men armed with the fear of the LORD, God, the Almighty, moving in obedience against a very large, well-armed army.
Let's jump to today; how should the people of the LORD, God the Almighty, as an example, proceed against the forces of the god of Choice? Our weapons are not the ballot box, passing laws prohibiting abortion after 20 weeks, insisting every woman be offered an ultrasound by a neutral party, and on and on and on. These are the weapons of the culture, the Midianites of this day and age.
What are our weapons, our torches, and jars? Are they not the agonizing prayers for the faithful that His Body would stand against this evil in their midst? Remember, Gideon's first act of obedience was to destroy the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah pole—these evil practices that existed among the people of Israel, the LORD's people. We are called to start likewise, the Holy Spirit will reveal the next step in His time.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 111
Mid-day: 119:9-16
Evening: Psalm 37
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