Delightful Deliverance
“And so it was, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel, and said, “Arise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”” Judges 7:15 NKJV The battle for deliverance in life is usually very dreadful. Experienced soldiers are often prepared to submit to the possibility of casualties ahead of any combat. And for the inexperienced and combat-light Gideon, the stake of fear and defeat was high. Despite the divine preparation with evidence of divine support, Gideon needed to clearly hear the workings of God in the camp of the enemies before stepping into the battlefield. And it was a delightful feeling when Gideon finally heard the telling of the opposing camp’s dream with the interpretation that “ This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel! Into his hand God has delivered Midian and the whole camp” . Unfortunately, believers are more freely disp...