Title: Arise Giant!
MEMORIZE: Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 (NKJV)
BIBLE READING JUDGES 6:11-16 (NKJV)
[11] Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites.
[12] And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!”
[13] 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.”
[14] 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?”
[15] 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.”
[16] 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.”
MESSAGE:
Gideon was the least in his father’s house, so he had every reason to doubt that God could use him to save anyone, let alone a whole nation. He was neither brave nor powerful, I’m not even sure he had faith the size of a mustard seed, but then that’s the point of the Bible text for today.
Gideon became a mighty warrior because God was with him. He is not the hero, God is.
Do you feel just like an ordinary person that God can’t use? Maybe you feel that you’re not gifted or talented enough, and there’s always someone who can do things better than you can.
I encourage you to stir up faith and rise! No matter the obstacles before you or how much you may lack in gifts, abilities, or knowledge, God wants to use you in extraordinary ways to expand His kingdom, however, He needs to know you are available and willing to do His bidding. Are you ready?
BIBLE QUIZ:
Where did Noah’s Ark come to rest?
A) Pathmos.
B) Ararat.
C) Apo.
D) Sinai
CONFESSION
Today, I arise and shine. The gifts of God in me find expression. My faith is living and at work in Jesus’ name.
HYMN 15 – ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
1. Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
Looking unto Jesus,
Who is gone before;
Christ, the Royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See His banners go.
CHORUS
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
Looking unto Jesus,
Who is gone before.
2. At the name of Jesus
Satan’s host doth thee;
On then, Christian soldiers
On to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver
At the shout of praise:
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.
3. Like a mighty army
Moves the Church of God:
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod.
We are not divided,
All one body we
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.
4. Crowns and thrones may perish
Kingdoms rise and wane;
But the Church of Jesus
Constant will remain:
Gates of hell can never
‘Gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ’s own promise-
And that cannot fail.
5. Onward then, ye people,
Join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song:
“Glory, praise and honour,
Unto Christ the King”,
This, through countless ages,
Men and angels sing.
BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: PROVERBS 30-31
AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE