A Way Out
by Brother Brian Archer
01/03/2023
Judges 6:7-8 “6And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites, 7That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel”
In our passage today, the children of Israel had sinned before the Lord, and because of that, they were in constant torment. I could only imagine that their frustration was incredibly great. They had moved into dens and caves up in the mountains where farming could not have been very easy. Just as they finally got their crops started and ready to produce, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east would come and destroy what they had worked so hard to accomplish. The motivation to get up and do the work daily must have been discouraging. It was not until they called upon the Lord that things changed and they got to see God do a great work. Hudson Taylor said, “The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity. If we want to see mighty wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God’s standing challenge, Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not!'”
How many of us today have been struggling to get through life, and working hard only to find that we are still sinking and not gaining ground? We have done everything that we know and have been taught by this world and yet still lacking. Here are some things to consider from Judges 6 today:
01/03/2023
Judges 6:7-8 “6And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites, 7That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel”
In our passage today, the children of Israel had sinned before the Lord, and because of that, they were in constant torment. I could only imagine that their frustration was incredibly great. They had moved into dens and caves up in the mountains where farming could not have been very easy. Just as they finally got their crops started and ready to produce, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east would come and destroy what they had worked so hard to accomplish. The motivation to get up and do the work daily must have been discouraging. It was not until they called upon the Lord that things changed and they got to see God do a great work. Hudson Taylor said, “The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity. If we want to see mighty wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God’s standing challenge, Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not!'”
How many of us today have been struggling to get through life, and working hard only to find that we are still sinking and not gaining ground? We have done everything that we know and have been taught by this world and yet still lacking. Here are some things to consider from Judges 6 today:
- Have I done wrong according to God’s Word?
- Verse 1 - “And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord:”
- Do I feel that all my efforts are for no profit at all?
- Verse 2 - “And the hand of the Midian prevailed against Israel:”
- When is the last time that I truly cried unto the Lord to help me?
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