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“Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour” (Judges 6:11-12).
Gideon was a young man, but he is a real encouragement to us. He came from a poor family, and he was one of the younger ones. Also, it was a difficult time in Israel’s history, for the Midianites had taken control of the land, and took all the food that God intended for Israel.
But Gideon had faith and was going to have food in spite of the Midianites. He was threshing wheat by the winepress, to hide it. We do not know where he got the wheat, but this is a good lesson for us. If we really want spiritual food, God will provide it for us. We may have to work for it, but the Lord will give us food in spite of Satan’s efforts to take it away from us.
Also, God needed a man like Gideon, and we know very well how the Lord used him to deliver Israel from the control of the Midianites. Tomorrow we will see how God prepared Gideon to do this. Perhaps the Lord is going to use some of you young people too.
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