Title: Great warrior/Judges 6:7-16
Content Judges 6:7-16 Mighty warriors
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). However, people always look at their surroundings and live their lives. Therefore, when things are going well, when the body is healthy, or in peace, we think we are blessed because we have faith, and when things are not going well, we think the other way around. That is why, when they do not live their religious life properly, they always have an excuse for saying that the environment is not good.
But our Lord does not look at the circumstances. when you come to us
Not to see what a wonderful life you are living in Edo, but
It is to see whether you are living rightly in the Word of God. four
People say that if you are in peace, you will have a good life of faith and live everything according to the will of the Lord.
Today's text proves to us that we think but in reality it is not.
are doing The more peaceful people are, the more evil they do. Here, evil is
It does not mean virtuous evil, but means severing the relationship with God.
All. The phenomenon that occurs when we cut off our relationship with God is that human relationships are even worse.
it will become stronger In such a case, God will give his people the power of evil around them.
It is to use the enemy as a stick by appearing.
But the problem is that the people who are said to be God's people are evil enemies (heroes).
It's about envying the power you have. God defeated these warriors
All. Therefore, if you are a man of God, you must look down on the power of the world.
is.
When Israel was originally born as a nation, it was 'weakness' itself. them
Egypt, which was holding them, was the possessor of powerful power. Isra like that
He rescued El with the power of God and made him the source of blessing. land
It is a country that was born after defeating the most powerful force above. there is a lamb
There were sacrifices. Therefore, Israel must not rely on its own strength.
All. Also, you shouldn't be afraid. As God made this sacrifice,
The deliverance of Israel did not consist in the prosperity of Israel itself.
A way to reveal God's saving power and compassion
It was chosen by word of mouth. So that the wrong Israel was made the right Israel.
This is to convert to Rael.
Then how can Israel reveal God's saving power and love?
are there? It made Israel choose the bad sinners and kill them.
Through the process, it reveals how people can become God's warriors.
that's what you give out. If you look at Israel, you can see how ugly a human being is.
have. "As long as the judges live, the LORD will save them from the hand of their enemies.
you wanted But when a judge dies, they immediately become more corrupt than their ancestors.
back to evil deeds and ways” (Judges 2:18). So this time
They were oppressed by the Canaanites for seven years. see the oppressed
If you do, you can see that it was so miserable that you couldn't see it with your eyes open. "Isra
The children of Er built for themselves holes and caves and fortresses in the mountains because of Midian.
And when Israel sown, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the Easterners
They came up against this, and encamped, and destroyed the produce of the land as far as Gaza.
No food is left in the midst of Rael, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.
nei.” (2-4) When they were in so much pain, Israel cried out to the LORD.
It was.
In response to his cry, God appeared to Gideon and
was established as the savior of Then he said to Gideon, "Great warrior!"
Said. But no matter how I look at it, Gideon doesn't look like a great warrior.
I did. Far from being a hero ?C