9 Nov 2022
Do not wait for the perfect condition
God wants to use us, if we let him. Sometimes we tell God: when the condition is right, I will .. for you (or for others).
Just like Gideon when God wanted to use him.
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Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.” ..
Then Gideon said to God, “If you are truly going to use me to rescue Israel as you promised, prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.” ..
Then Gideon said to God, “Please don’t be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew.” ..
That night the Lord said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them! But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack.” So Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy camp. ..
When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the Lord. Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For the Lord has given you victory over the Midianite hordes!”
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(Judges 6.17,36-38,39;7.9-11,15 NLT)
I pray that I may always be sensitive to God's will and trust him fully and unconditionally.