What Sin Does Not Do When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol. Judges 13:24-25 My Takeaways Something Old The Philistines dominated the land. Judges 15:20 Our…
Repent, Rescue, Repeat Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. Judges 10:6a My Takeaways Something Old Their evil led to their misery. Their misery grieved the Lord. (10:16) Sin causes misery, and this misery grieves the Lord. Misery (`amal): toil, trouble, labor, mischief. Toil: hard and continuous work, exhausting labor or effort….
Exhausted Yet… Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted they continued to chase the enemy. Judges 8:4 My Takeaways Something Old The weaker I am, the stronger I am. Something New Gideon considered God’ past faithfulness when examining his future obstacles. God delivered the Midianites over to…
A New Grip “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all the happened to to us?…” Judges 6:13 My Takeaways Something Old Our weakness in Christ is greater than our strength apart from Him. “Go in the strength you have…” Judges 6:14b Three times I pleaded with the Lord…
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Finish The Work But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots. Judges 1:19b My Takeaways Something Old The failed, not because of a lack of military weakness, but of spiritual weakness. They failed because of disobedience. They didn’t truly trust. They saw the opposition and…