Today’s Podcast
- Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
- Topic Introduction with headline.
- Scripture
- Judges 6:24
- So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- Devotional
- Jehovah-Shalom, The Lord is peace
- The story surrounding this verse is anything but one of peace
- Midianites raided the Israelites at will
- Stole their crops, livestock
- Left them in poverty with just enough to sustain life until the next harvest
- Gideon threshed grain in a winepress to hide from the raiders
- God chose him to lead an army against these marauders
- A war would start that would cost countless lives
- Gideon built an altar and called God, Jehovah-Shalom, the Lord is peace
- Seems contradictory
- Why could Gideon call God, Jehovah-Shalom?
- Brought peace to his own heart
- Warrior that came to the winepress wasn’t there to take the grain
- Didn’t die when he discovered it was an angel
- Discovered purpose for his life
- Saw future peace for Israel
- God had a plan to rescue His people
- God would defeat their oppressors
- God would bring peace to His land
- Brought peace to his own heart
- Can you call God, Jehovah-Shalom?
- What is causing turmoil in your life?
- What seems too big to conquer?
- What enemies seem to stand at the door about to break in?
- God is bigger. God has a plan. God is almighty and conquers all.
- Then God brings peace to the troubled heart.
- He brings victory through impossible situations.
- God gives peace when peace seems beyond hope
- Examine your life today. Remember we serve Jehovah-Shalom, the Lord is peace. He can bring peace to you today no matter what you might be facing.
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