- Judges 4 Daily DEVO Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” Judges 4:8 – What’s keeping you from following God? Here Barak knew exactly what to do, yet his fear and whatever else drove him to give this answer of if you’d don’t go with me, I’m not doing what God told me to do. So what is keeping you from doing what God has told you to do? Fear of what could happen? Uncertainty about your ability? Lack of confidence that God actually can fill the gaps of our insufficiencies? My advice to you is just do what God has told you to do rather than responding like Barak did. Know if God led you, God will take care of you, provide what’s needed, and fill all the gaps. He just needs you to respond with obedience. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 584
- Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. Judges 4:3 – For twenty years. When I hear that I can’t help but think of all my youth kids who are under the age of twenty. Meaning all their children would have never known a life free from this cruel oppression, all due the their choice to pursue sin. This should be a grand reminder that our actions, choices, and words have an impact greater than simply within our own life. When we choose sin, our families, our friends, our church family, and our loved ones all will feel the impact. By our choices we can cause someone to never know what a free life looks like. By our choices though we can also introduce someone to what freedom in Christ looks like. You are making an impact. Make sure the impact is one that introduces them to the freedom that can be found in Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1787
- And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. Judges 4:24 – An amazing victory is won by Israel in this chapter. We have foot soldiers with no real weapons coming against an army of 900 iron chariots, the top military weapon in their day. While from a worldly standpoint, it would appear that Israel would find themselves utterly defeated. God though was fighting with His people and the result was a complete victory. Notice though the complete victory didn’t come the moment Sisera the army commander was dead; it came after the Israelites continued to press harder and harder against the enemy king till they destroyed even him. We must as well see that while we may find a victory through Christ over sin today, the battle is not complete. Sin and our enemy is still at work in this world, and he will daily be seeking to tempt us away from the Lord and oppose God’s truth. Let’s celebrate the victory over sin today, but let’s also remember the enemy isn’t gone yet. God has called us to continue to fight the good fight, to continue pursuing holiness instead of godlessness, and to be our brother’s keeper watching for the ways the enemy is seeking to lure him away from the Lord. Thankfully we are battling from a place of victory for Jesus has already defeated death and the grave through the cross. Yet until Christ permanently disposes of the enemy, we must continue to press harder and harder, with Christ’s help, against the enemy until every stronghold of his is defeated. So armor up, fight the good fight, pursue holiness, and don’t forsake the gathering of yourself with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Live today knowing victory is already in the hands of Jesus, and fight against an enemy that just won’t accept the memo he has lost. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2860
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