A Sword for the Lord

Let's spend few minutes on Judges 7: 19-25. Here we see, how God helped Gideon to choose 300 men in his camp. God's ways are very strange in this selection. I was thinking who are these 300 men? Are they rich or strong or wise or great warriors? The answer is NO, but these 300 men are ready for God and Gideon's command. Their minds are set to God. If you see verses 19 to 25, it clearly picture that they did what Gideon asked them to do. Sometime God wants us to do the same thing in our life. What is our reaction? Are we saying that it is enough, let me do on my own? If so, lets ask HIS grace to learn what Gideon and his men did for the victory.

If you see verse 19, it says, " they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands". This is their first action towards their victory. They blew their trumpets, which represent our testimony to Jesus. They were perfect in God's proclamation to others. Let's check our trumpets now. How is my personal testimony to God? Am I blowing my trumpet regularly or it has been hidden in my garage. Where is my trumpet now? Is not enough to find your trumpet but we have to tune the trumpet for HIS glory. How is our Christian life? Is it giving any fruits or not?

Secondly they smashed the pitchers that were in their hands. It represents our inner life. We will be having many thoughts, which hinder God's blessings in our life. Or we will be having many preconceived ideas, which block His glory in our life. We may be having ungodly persons in our life. What ever it is, allow it to HIS feet and smash all these things that are in your mind. Everyone will be having different type of pitchers in your mind, could you please break it or smash it to God now? God sees your inner person. The unholy thoughts, people, actions may corrupt your inner person to God, Why don't we smash all these ungodly things in our life?

Thirdly, they held their torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their rights hands for blowing and cried, "A sword for the lord and for Gideon".(Verse 20). Wow, what a great picture? Immediately I thought about Nehemiah who used both hands for God's work when his enemies were trying to disturb his work. God wants both of your hands and your heart for HIS work. They held their torches in their left hand which teaches us the lamp on the lamp stand. The torch represents Jesus in our life. In gospel we see that He is the light of the world. Where is my torch now? Is it shining or lost its radiance? Lets search our torches right now! Where is our torch, which has given to all of us when we accepted Him as a savior? Is it faded by my partner or by my friend or by my roommate or by any other source? Let's tame our torch and increase its brightness.

My dear friend, God wants us to stand like a soldier who is ready for HIS command and keeping both hands ready for HIS action. Lets hold our torches in our left hands and hold our trumpets in our right hands for HIS command. In these days, God wants you and me to smash all our ungodly ways first before we get ready for HIS command.

May the dear Lord Jesus prepare all of our hearts and minds for HIS battle in these days? Amen