Read Judges 5:13-18
So down they came to fight- the few against the many; the poor against the rich; the people against warriors. Roll call: Ephraim, Benjamin, Naptali, Zebulun, Issachar. All here. Where is Rueben, Gilead, Dan, and Asher.
Didn't God tell them that when there was a battle against any tribe - they were all suppose to come help. So why didn't they come? Well, it seem there was great indecision in the tribe Rueben. They just couldn't all agree so they sat home and life went on as usual. I guess they would catch it on the 6:00 news. Gilead didn't want to cross the Jordan. Dan was too busy watching the beautiful sunset over the ocean - safe in the harbors.
So who are we when it comes time to fight, go on a mission trip, help the poor, work in Toys or Tots, go speak a kind word to someone who is friendless or alone. Are we like Rueben who just couldn't decide whether he wanted to or not. "Surely someone else will do it. They don't need me." May be so, but you need them, and they do need you. If you leave decisions up to how you feel - you will probably choose to default. "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak!!!" Or are we like Gilead who let his obstacles keep him from getting there. It is not the easy path to follow Jesus, but it is always the most fulfilling. Or, what about Dan? Is your life so comfortable and planned that you don't want to disturb it? If you don't - God will and you won't like it. The Christian life is meant to be an adventure! You don't want to miss it. Or, are we like Zebulun and Naptali who risked their lives on the heights of the battlefield. They laid it all down for Jesus and won.
Lord, we want to lay it all down for you. We want to risk it all for you. Put your spirit in us so that we will march in your power and bring down strongholds and defeat your enemies! Thank you, God for your unfailing kindness to us.
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