Gospel Reflections #609: To Wrestle with God

Judges 6:12 “The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, "O valiant man, the Lord is with you. O valiant man, the Lord is with you.

The Israelites also did evil before the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Midianites for seven years.

After that, the Lord uses a certain man to carry out His plan to deliver the Israelites.

Gideon.

First, an angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and told him that the Lord was with him.

Gideon could not believe that the Lord was with him when he was told that the Lord was with him because they had been handed over to the Midianites.

In the midst of this situation, the Lord told Gideon the Lord's will.

Go with your strength and deliver Israel out of the hands of the Midianites. Will I not deliver thee?"

Gideon complained to the Lord that he could not accept this calling, but the Lord gave him signs until he was satisfied, and when he was satisfied, He gave him specifics.

The Lord is with us too.

Even when He shows us something that we cannot do, we do not give up immediately but cling to Him, wrestling with Him, and He leads us to fulfill His calling through His power.

Therefore, let us bring all our anxieties, doubts, imperfections, and inadequacies to God and let Him pour out His wisdom and power in healing from Him.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.