Day 60 – For God’s Glory to shine most brightly we have to trust Solely in His help and not look for someone else.
Today’s reading: Judges 3:1-5:31.
Judges 4:8-9 “Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.”
While each judge ruled over Israel, the people would follow after the Lord, but once they passed away the Israelites would fall away from their walk.
It was a difficult wave to ride, Faith was coming and going. A lot of times this causes anxiety and rightly so, because when you don’t have Faith you have Fear and Fear is the driving Force of anxiety.
One of the judges of Israel was the prophetess, Deborah, and she called for Barak to fight off the Canaanites and bring peace once again to the land. However, with the ebb and flow of his fears and his faith, anxiousness caused Barak to doubt his abilities on his own and refuse to go without Deborah by his side. Deborah had full faith and responded with a “yes” but warned Barak that the Glory God wanted to shine wouldn’t be as bright because Barak wouldn’t do it on his own.
Have you ever watched as your child said “I can’t do it.” You know they can, but instead of forcing them to try you give in and help which really may not be helping at all. That’s how God feels when we say we can’t do it on our own after He’s called us, and we start looking for someone to help us.
To be honest, if God is always with us He is the only help we need, and if we rely solely on Him, how much more will His Glory shine? Next time He asks you to do something, take the time to see if this ocean in front of you is for you to cross alone or if you are to get in the boat with someone else.
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