Judges 6:11-16 (Contemporary English Version) One day an angel from the LORD went to the town of Ophrah and sat down under the big tree that belonged to Joash, a member of the Abiezer clan. Joash's son Gideon was nearby, threshing grain in a shallow pit, where he could not be seen by the Midianites. The angel appeared and spoke to Gideon, "The LORD is helping you, and you are a strong warrior." Gideon answered, "Please don't take this wrong, but if the LORD is helping us, then why have all of these awful things happened? We've heard how the LORD performed miracles and rescued our ancestors from Egypt. But those things happened long ago. Now the LORD has abandoned us to the Midianites." Then the LORD himself said, "Gideon, you will be strong, because I am giving you the power to rescue Israel from the Midianites." Gideon replied, "But how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest one in Manasseh, and everyone else in my family is more important than I am." (16)" Gideon," the LORD answered," you can rescue Israel because I am going to help you! Defeating the Midianites will be as easy as beating up one man."
Gideon had been hiding from the Midianites in order to thresh out the wheat. While he was hiding an angel appears and calls out to him, calling him a mighty warrior. God knew Gideon was hiding out, afraid, yet God had the angel call him by his potential calling. God knows where you are and what you are doing yet He is calling you to your potential calling. In verse 16 the answer to how Gideon could answer his calling is evident when God says, “I will be with you.” See just like Gideon God sees not what you are but what you could be, so what are you waiting for mighty warrior, remember He will be with you.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
