And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!”—Judges 6:12
“The LORD is with you!” These words brought comfort to my heart this morning. What a perfect greeting. Such a beautiful reminder of who our God is. He is Immanuel, God with us. Gideon, like most of us, did not think the LORD was with him. Like me...and probably like you, He needed the reminder.
Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” And the LORD said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.”—Judges 6:13-16
God’s Presence goes with us! We are never alone! We may forsake Him, but He will never forsake us. We are inscribed on the palms of His hands. Gideon’s God would be Gideon’s strength in weakness. He would undertake for him...and for Israel. The Great I AM would guide him, strengthen him, animate him, support him and assure him of success. Like Gideon, the Becoming One is with us and He becomes for us whatever our need may be.
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.2 Corinthians 12:9
