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FOLLOW MY EXAMPLE!

3^RD ,MARCH 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Corinthians 10-13

TEXT: JUDGES 7:16-25

16 Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers. 

17 And he said to them, “Look at me and do likewise; watch, and when I come to the edge of the camp you shall do as I do: 

18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then you also blow the trumpets on every side of the whole camp, and say, ‘The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!’ ”

19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. 

20 Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers—they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing—and they cried, “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon!” 

21 And every man stood in his place all around the camp; and the whole army ran and cried out and fled. 

22 When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.

23 And the men of Israel gathered together from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites.

24 Then Gideon sent messengers throughout all the mountains of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites, and seize from them the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.” Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and seized the watering places as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan. 

25 And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued Midian and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.

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KEY VERSE: JUDGES 7:17

“And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do."

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Your actions speak volumes.

THE MESSAGE:

President Coolidge once invited some friends from Vermont to dine at the White House. They were worried about their table manners, so they decided to do everything their host did. All went well until coffee was served. Coolidge poured his into the saucer. The guests did the same. The president added sugar and cream. So did the visitors. Then Coolidge leaned over and placed his saucer on the floor for the cat.

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Someone once said, “Every good leader should understand the power of a good example and following it himself”. Indeed, words are cheap while actions are richer and more convincing. Gideon was an exemplary leader indeed, who matched his words with worthy actions. Little wonder God helped him win a resounding victory against his enemies with a small number of disciplined soldiers.

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As leaders in different strata of the society, we must arm ourselves with the philosophy, principle and practice of ‘do as I do’ and not just ‘do as I say’, if we hope to accomplish remarkable outcomes from our teammates and subordinates. The power of good example works in every field of human endeavor.

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Paul the apostle once said to the Corinthian Christians, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). No wonder, this great apostle was able to impact his generation and beyond with the glorious gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. If our lives and ministries are to amount to anything, we must maintain the principle of exemplary conduct.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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