Gideon: Called by God
Read: Judges 6:1-16 Go in this might of yours . . . ; do not I send you? (v. 14) Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by everything that’s going on in the world. I can
Sarah Sanderson June 1, 2023
Gideon’s story provides us with a guide to following the call of God in our own lives.
Read: Judges 6:1-16 Go in this might of yours . . . ; do not I send you? (v. 14) Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by everything that’s going on in the world. I can
Read: Judges 6:17-24 Now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face. (v. 22) What does God look like? If we met him, would we even know it?
Read: Judges 6:25-32 Pull down the altar of Baal that your father has. (v. 25) When I get excited about a new direction, I’m ready to leap into action. Frequently, I’ve
Read: Judges 6:33-40 Then Gideon said to God, . . . “Let me speak just once more.” (v. 39) The call has been sounded. I know who I am, and whose I am.
Read: Judges 7:1-8 The Lord said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many.” (v. 2) At this point in my life, I know what I’m good at (and what
Read: Judges 7:9-14 That same night the Lord said to him, . . . “Your hands shall be strengthened.” (vv. 9, 11) No matter what God calls us to, when we get up
Read: Judges 7:15-25 Arise, for the Lord has given the host of Midian into your hand. (v. 15) All week, we’ve focused on the call of God. Alongside Gideon, we’ve seen
Sarah Sanderson is the author of The Place We Make: Breaking the Legacy of Legalized Hate. She lives with her husband and their four teenage children in Oregon.