Judges 8-9<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Thought<\/h2>\n
God delivers the Israelites from slavery to Egypt and Moses breaks out in song. His thirty-two verses lift off with, \u201cGive ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!\u201d (Deuteronomy 32:1, 3). God destroys the Canaanites in Judges 4, and Judges 5 is another song, this time by Deborah and Barak, \u201cHear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel\u201d (Judges 5:3). God is great. God is good!\u00a0But the next time, nothing.\u00a0A mighty victory over the Midianites in Judges 7.\u00a0Turn the page and nary a note.\u00a0The songs we sing, or don\u2019t sing, matter. There is one fleeting reference to God from Gideon, but rather than praise, it was an excuse to duck the anger of Ephraim.\u00a0The Ephraimites accosted Gideon for not including them in the fight, but Gideon dodged, \u201cGod has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb\u201d (Judges 8:3). This isn\u2019t praise, it\u2019s blame. God was in charge.\u00a0Talk to him about it.<\/p>\n
It matters what songs we sing, and don\u2019t. Instead of praising God, the Israelites want to make Gideon king.\u00a0To his credit, Gideon responds with a rare word of wisdom, \u201cI will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you\u201d (Judges 8:23).\u00a0But I will take your gold, thank you.\u00a0\u201cAnd Gideon said to them, \u2018Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.\u2019 (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites)\u201d (Judges 8:24). Gideon proclaimed, \u201cOne nation under God,\u201d but his actions speak louder.\u00a0When leaders prefer the gold of the people to the goodness of God, there can be no surprise at the outcome; \u201cthe people of Israel turned again and whored after the Baals\u201d (Judges 8:33).<\/p>\n
Daily Prayer<\/h2>\n
Sovereign God, Maker of everything. Your Son, King of kings, Firstborn over all creation. You hold all things together. You not only made the planets, the stars, the suns, and the moons, You determined their path. Silly people worship the created rather than the Creator.<\/p>\n
God, may I always keep You in my thoughts. May I always allow You to determine my steps. God, may I have the wisdom it takes to hear Your voice, know Your thoughts, follow Your lead.<\/p>\n
Amen<\/p>\n
Daily Question<\/h2>\n
Do you seek God first (Matthew 6:33) before anything else?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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