I’m not brave.
I recently heard something about the difference between courage and courage, saying that bravery is the ability to deal with difficult situations without fear, while courage faces difficult situations, even when you are afraid. When I think of courage, I remember Gideon.
- I see something familiar in Gideon; lives in fear of life.
- Shall we find it.
- Beat wheat in the lizard to hide it from the Midianites?(Judges 6.
- 11).
- When the angel of the Lord comes to him.
- Gideon immediately expresses doubts about God’s fidelity to the Israelites (Judges 6:13).
- When Gideon realizes who is speaking to him.
- He insists that being the least prominent member of his clan (Judges 6.
- 15).
- He cannot receive such a mission.
Gideon doesn’t feel safe doing anything alone. He always complains about the seriousness of things, but when asked to do something to improve the situation, Gideon walks away. It is easier to complain than to act.
When God makes it clear that He calls Gideon Himself, does Gideon want a sign?just to be sure (Judges 6:17). After receiving the sign, Gideon obeyed God and destroyed the altar of Baal. But instead of doing it openly during the day, Gideon is afraid of the people of the people and even his family, so he destroys him at night (Judges 6:27). Later, when angry villagers grab him, Gideon lets his father defend him. Gideon wasn’t brave.
It’s easy to criticize Gideon for his doubts, but I doubted it too. I have seen God work in my life, allowing me to do things that I thought were impossible. But I still doubt he can do anything else later. and my resources, and I feel inadequate again, convinced that I can’t achieve what’s ahead of me. I know that for me, more physical weakness and loss are constant. When I look to the future, I often shout: I’m not as strong as you think.
“The Lord seeks not thy strength, nor thy courage, nor thy natural gifts; He wants your trust in him. “
The Lord wants to save Israel from Gideon’s hand, but Gideon wants proof. Twice. First he wants the wool to be wet on dry soil, then he wants the wool to dry on the wet ground, just to be safer. From our point of view, Gideon may seem too skeptical. Why do you always ask for proof? But then I think of all the times I ask God for assurances. When I feel unable to deal with something, I ask for signs, encouragement from friends, verses that apply to my situation. God understands my fragility; Do you manage my weaknesses, like you did Gideon’s?without contempt or punishment. The Lord remembers that I am dust.
After giving Gideon all the signs he asked for, God prepares him to lead the Israelites into battle against the Midianites. Twenty-two thousand people showed up for battle, which the Lord declared too much (Judges 7. 2-3). With this army, the Israelites could take the laurels of victory. The Lord tells Gideon to let the fearsome warriors go home choosing for battle only those who drank water with their hand in their mouths instead of kneeling to drink by licking the water directly from the river, giving an army of only three hundred men. Victory would not be attributed to the strength of the Israelites; only the power of God would free his people.
When Gideon meets three hundred men, he is scared. Although he does not express his fear, God knows his heart and reassures him by offering: “If you are afraid to go down, do you go down to the camp? And listen to what they say, and then will your hands become strong? You would think that if God told him unequivocally what to do, he would trust him without proof, but not Gideon. He immediately goes to the camp and must hear for himself why victory is assured. So, finally, Gideon believes and advance (Judges 7. 15).
Throughout this encounter, Gideon doubts, is afraid and feels insufficient and weak. He only acts when he has proof that he’ll make it. He wants to trust in God, but he still doubts himself. From the beginning, however, God sees him as a “powerful man of courage (Judges 6. 12), which seems to contradict Gideon’s insecurities and doubts. God sees what we are in Him, not in ourselves.
So if you feel weak, weak or scared today, be brave. Does God choose the madman? (1 Corinthians 1:27). Some of the Bible’s greatest efforts were led by weak people who felt they were not up to their call.
“Sir, do you choose anyone else?
Moses separated the Red Sea and freed the Israelites from their Egyptian persecutors, but when God first called Moses, he said, “O my Lord, please send another. “Am I going to show you what to talk about? (Exodus 4. 12). When God called the prophet Jeremiah, his first answer was, “Ah, Lord God!Behold, I cannot speak, for I am only a young man” (Jeremiah 1. 6).
“God sees what we are in Him, not what we see in ourselves.
Paul wanted God to remove this sting in the flesh, but the Lord reminded him, “Put away my grace, for my power is fulfilled in weakness. “Then Paul said, “Wherefore, I will glories even more in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For Christ’s sake, I am therefore content with weaknesses, insults, difficulties, persecutions and calamities. Why, when I’m weak, am I strong? (2 Corinthians 12: 9-10).
Today, if the Lord calls you to a task for which you do not feel able, remember that the Lord does not seek your strength, courage, or natural gifts; He wants you to trust him; his power becomes perfect for our weakness. We know that God saw Gideon mighty, in the famous?Galeria da Fé? Des Hebrews reminds us that Gideon conquered kingdoms and that the Lord strengthened him because of his weakness (Hebrews 11:32-34).
We will also be strengthened in our weakness when we trust in the Lord. Like the hymn, do sinners come?beautifully reminds us, “All you need is for us to feel our need for it. “