Today’s Bible reading + notes
He wants me to be willing, bold, available and obedient. He wants me to consult him, not just daily, or with the big things but with everything. He is joyful to provide guidance and wisdom, he is loving to correct, he is merciful to forgive our missteps. It’s not a purpose problem, it’s an obedience problem most men face. Judges 8 - the lord calls Gideon, calls him a mighty warrior. He leads the weakest clan, he’s the least in his family, yet the lord says “ am I not sending you?” The lord doesn’t care about your earthly status, your seniority, or your physical strength, Gideon was obedient and willing. The lord elevates that. The lord allows Gideon to take only 300 men, the ones who drink water a certain way, those who lap the water like a dog (I’m guessing the ones who are the least bright based on this). 300 men to take on an army. The lord has sent them.