Month: May 2020

When the Time Comes – Gideon Part 4

In Part Three, we were permitted to witness a very personal and intense encounter between God and Gideon – the double test of the fleece. The reluctant chosen leader there found a renewed sense of confidence and self-assurance. As we heard on the Sunday of the Blind Man (John...

When the Time Comes – Gideon Part 3

In the previous parts, we found the people of Israel in a time of great distress. Their adversaries had invaded and ravaged their land, stolen and/ or destroyed their crops. The people were scattered, fearful and hiding. However, God had not forsaken them; He heard their prayerful cries and...

When the Time Comes – Gideon Part 2

Now we shall return to the story of Gideon in Judges 6 and 7. Having taken a look at where he was and where we are, we must now ask ourselves, “When the time has come, how will the Church rise and drive away those adversaries – physical, spiritual...