WHO’S
THAT HERO?
READ:
Judges
3:7-11
Let
your light so shine before
men,
that they may see your
good
works and glorify your
Father
in heaven. –Matthew 5:16
Reading the book of Judges, with its
battles and mighty warriors, can sometimes feel like reading about comic book
superheroes. We have Deborah, Barak,
Gideon, and Samson. However, in the line
of judges (or deliverers), we also
find Othniel.
The account of his life is brief and straightforward
(Judges
3:7-11). No drama. No display of prowess. But what we do see is what God did through
Othniel: “The LORD raised up a deliverer” (v.9). “the Spirit of the LORD came upon him” (v.10), and “the LORD delivered
Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand” (v.10).
The Othniel account helps us focus on
what is most important-the activity of God.
Interesting stories and fascinating people can obscure that. We end up concentrating on those and fail to
see what the Lord is doing.
When I was young, I wished I could be
more talented so that I could point more people to Christ. But I was looking at the wrong thing. God often uses ordinary people for His
extraordinary work. It is His light
shining through our lives that glorifies God and draws others to Him (Matthew
5:16).
When others look at our life, it is more
important that they see God-not us. –Poh
Fang Chia
May
the Word of God dwell richly
In
my heart from hour to hour,
So
that all may see I triumph
Only
through His power. –Wilkinson
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Our
limited ability highlights God’s limitless power.
INSIGHT
The
book of judges gives the story of the people of Israel in the Promised Land,
but without their great leaders of the past-Moses and Joshua-and before the
first of the kings. This lack of
leadership resulted in repeated seasons of rebellion and idolatry during which
God would raise up judges to defeat the Israelites’ enemies and to guide the
wayward people back to Himself. The
story of this era is a difficult one, summarized in the words of Judges 21:25, “In
those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own
eyes.”
Have a blessed day and weekend.
God Our Creator’s Love Always
Unity & Peace
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