“Then Gideon said to him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us?” Judges 6:13a
Judges 6-8 is the story of Gideon. As the Angel of the Lord meets him, He declares “the Lord is with you, O valiant warrior”. This is Gideon’s reply. This reveals a tragic flaw in Gideon’s World View! Why? How about the Altar of Baal and the Asherah that belongs to your father? That the people of your city want to kill you when God has you tear it down? Why not start there? As I’ve said in the past, Judges is a Very Sad Book. It reveals how far the People of God can fall into Sin and yet “Have No Clue”. Tragically, today’s Church is sliding into the same Sorry State! May God open our eyes and show us today’s Baals and Asherahs in our midst. We need Gideons today willing to tear them down!!!