”And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.“
Judges 6:11 KJV
The Angel of Yahweh came to the village of Ophrah and sat down under the oak tree that belonged to Joash, a man of the clan of Abiezer. His son Gideon was secretly threshing some wheat in a winepress so that the Midianites would not see him. Gideon means warrior and God changed his destiny from a timid, cowardly man to the champion-deliverer of Israel. Wheat is not threshed in a winepress but on an open elevated place where wind blows the chaff away. Gideon made excuses for himself and his family. What Gideon was doing to the wheat, God did to his heart, threshing out the unbelief from his true identity. God called Gideon to be a hero who rescued a nation. In Christ, the Blood of Jesus threshes out all our unbelief and the Holy Spirit empowers us to be winners of souls into the Kingdom of God. Let’s come out of unbelief and cowardice and courageously bring souls to Christ. Amen!
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