Encouragement from God

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Jud. 7:15 “When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God.”

I like this little passage because it shows the loving-kindness of God in bringing encouragement when His people are placed in a position of utter weakness. I like it because I can vouch for the fact that He still does it today! When we need it most, our Lord still strengthens our faith through a dream, a verse, a prophetic word or encouragement from a friend. In this instant it came through a dream and its interpretation is clear – our Lord is going to give Israel victory! And look at Gideon’s reaction – He worshiped God!

On the basis of that encouragement the deal was as good as done! He could walk forth in faith, even though in the natural the odds were truly against him. Hold on to the promises and encouragement God gives you in whatever form it takes. Because it is from God it is as tangible as experiencing the real thing!