Your Purpose

Yesterday we read that God greets Gideon and calls him a “Mighty Warrior.” I can see Gideon’s disbelieving face respond “Who me?” He tests God several times with the fleece and comes to the conclusion that he is a mighty warrior. What is God calling you today? It’s interesting to me that God always gives someone a name that causes them to become better than what they currently are. I remember painfully struggling with public speaking. I felt a prompting to do it, but it was always an awful experience. Finally I asked God “Why does public speaking torture me so much? He replied “I gave you something important to say. Stop being afraid to say it. Use words to bless others.” My fear left. What is the purpose that God has given you?

I love how God had to dwindle the numbers of Gideon’s army down from 30,000 to 300 so that Israel couldn’t boast that they did it. Gideon takes these 300 men and defeats 135,000 soldiers with trumpets and clay jars. Wow!

I also liked the Psalm 97:10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil. . .   On the love/hate scale (1 – 10) how much do you hate evil? If you wanted to get rid of evil, would you start with someone else or yourself? I noticed several areas where I have tolerated evil in my life.  My prayer today is that God will give me the passion to hate the evil in my life, give 100% to accomplishing the purpose God has given me, and humble myself like the thief on the cross next to Jesus.