Spoken For

God's answer for Gideon is to focus on him. God said he would be with him. However, what I find important is that Gideon knew what God had done in the past with his ancestors. This gave Gideon something to build on and at the same time gave God something to work with. This spiritual principle applies to us today because as we recall what God has done for us in the past, this allows the Holy Spirit to use that to strenghten us when we have forgotten and have lost our faith in God and our selves or just plainly lost our way.

God saw Gideon as a man who could do all things through his power. God said in his Word that he created us to do a good work. When we do not have a true identity of who we are, we leave ourselves open to believe anything other than what God says about us. Gideon saw hinself as a weak man but had enough faith to believe that he could do all things. I wonder if Gideon was looking and hoping that another man would come along side him who believed in him and his potential. Then came the angle of the Lord!