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SEIZE THE MOMENT!

5^TH ,MARCH 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 3-4

TEXT: Judges 8:4-21

 4 When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit. 5 Then he said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”

6 And the leaders of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”

7 So Gideon said, “For this cause, when the Lord has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers!” 

8 Then he went up from there to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. 

9 So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!”

10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East; for one hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword had fallen. 

11 Then Gideon went up by the road of those who dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah; and he attacked the army while the camp felt secure. 

12 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army.

13 Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle, from the Ascent of Heres. 

14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth and interrogated him; and he wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men. 

15 Then he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you ridiculed me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your weary men?’ ” 

16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. 

17 Then he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” So they answered, “As you are, so were they; each one resembled the son of a king.”

19 Then he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.” 

20 And he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them!” But the youth would not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.

21 So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

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KEY VERSE: Judges 8:4

“And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Put in your support for the Lord’s battle.

THE MESSAGE:

“Make hay while the sun shines” is an old English proverb that counsels that one should make the most of his opportunities while he has the chance. John Heywood first recorded it in a poem in 1546. In old English, he wrote, “When the sun shineth make hay. Which is to say, Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away.”

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The leaders of Succoth and Penuel who encountered Gideon as he and his army fought the Lord’s war were too short-sighted to take heed to this advice of seizing upon the moment to gain the glories of the future. They had the opportunity of associating with the success awaiting Gideon when he requested much-needed provisions for his war-weary troops. They declined, arguing that since he had not yet won the war, why should he and his soldiers be helped?

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But Gideon’s victory had been guaranteed. Despite the fact that his forces were weak, they kept pursuing God’s enemies. They paid a heavy price for refusing to assist Gideon. God’s promise to help His people in times of crisis will never fail even if the entire world deserts them.

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As we serve the Lord in the midst of adversity, trials, and rejection, we must remember that the battle is the Lord’s and not ours. He will do the fighting. All He requires is the retention of our consecration like Gideon and his brethren. We must be ready also to support God’s people as they execute His programs. Never be discouraged because the Lord will back us up as we wage war with the gospel against ungodliness and vices in our society.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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