Today’s Devotion
Topic: Mighty Man of Valour
Text: Judges 6:12
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, “The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.” Amen.
The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves and strongholds. Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek and the people of the east would attack Israel. They left the Israelites with nothing to eat. (Judges 6:1-10)
One afternoon, Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. He had always thought low of himself and never expected to be the one that God would use to bring deliverance to Israel. So when the angel of the Lord appeared to him and spoke the words quoted in our opening scripture, he was stunned.
His response was; “How can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I’m the least in my entire family.” But God saw him differently.
Often we allow circumstances around us to dictate what we think of ourselves. We compare our strengths and weaknesses to that of others and conclude that we are less, weaker or even inferior. But God never sees us as such. In His sight we are Mighty Men and Women of Valour; endowed with great strength.
Beloved, it’s too early for you to give up on your God-given dreams. Arise, go forth in the strength God has placed in you to accomplish every task He has brought you this far for. You have what it takes to attain more than a few.
BEGIN TO PRAY NOW, make positive declarations in the light of God’s Word. You are destined for greatness, thou mighty man/ woman of valour. ARISE AND SHINE, FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD IS RISEN UPON YOU!
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