Saturday April 10th, 2021 Memorize: Philippians 2:4 « Don’t be interested only in your own life, but care about the lives of others too. » Read: Judges 8:1-3, and verse 28 When all the fighting was over and the two Midianite chiefs had been killed, the people from the tribe of Ephraim complained to Gideon. “Why didn’t you call us to help you fight the Midianites?” they asked. So Gideon said to...
Friday April 09th, 2021 Memorize: 1 Corinthians 2:11b « No one knows the thoughts of God. Only the Spirit of God knows God’s thoughts. » Read: Judges 7:15-22 When Gideon got back from spying on the enemy camp, he divided his three hundred men into three groups. He gave each man a trumpet and an empty jar with a flaming torch inside. He told his men, “When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly...
Thursday April 08th, 2021 Memorize: Psalm 56:3-4 « When I am afraid, I will trust you Lord Jesus. I trust God with all my heart, so I am not afraid of what people can do to me! I’m a grateful to God for his promise to me. » Read: Judges 7:9-10; Judges 7: 15-22 The Lord had told Gideon to send back most of the men in the Israelite army. He was left with only three hundred men. That night the...
Sunday April 11th, 2021 Memorize: Leviticus 20:26 « I have set you apart from other people. So you must be holy to me. This is because I am the Lord, and I am holy. » Read: Judges 13:1-5, verses 24-25 Gideon had died and the Israelite had started sinning against the Lord again. So the Lord let the Philistines rule over them for forty years. One day, the Lord’s angel appeared to a woman...
Wednesday April 07th, 2021 Memorize: 1 Samuel 17:47 « David said to Goliath: “Everyone gathered here will know the Lord does not need swords or spears to save people. The battle belongs to him! And he will help us defeat all of you. » Read: Judges 7:1-8 Now that God had given Gideon a clear sign that He would give him victory over the Midianite, Gideon and his men got up early the next day and...
Tuesday April 06th, 2021 Memorize: James 1:5 « But if any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people, so God will give you wisdom. » Read: Judges 6:36-40 Gideon wanted to make very sure that God wanted him to rescue the Israelite from their enemies. He said to the Lord, “I will put a sheep skin on the ground outside tonight. In the...
Monday April 05th, 2021 Memorize: Matthew 5:8 « Great blessings belong to those whose thoughts are pure. They will be with God. » Read: Judges 6:25-32 The Lord’s angel had told Gideon that God would use him to rescue the Israelite from their enemies. That evening, the angel told him to take two bulls and go and destroy his father’s altar to the heathen god, Baal. The Lord also told him to...
