With the tip of the staff that was in his hand, the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared.
Judges 6:21
How does God call people into His work?
There is a clear pattern in the way God calls men and women into service for Him. Almost every major leader has been called while he or she was in the midst of performing his or her everyday duties. For example:
- Moses was a shepherd
- Peter was a fisherman
- Matthew was a tax collector
- Luke was a physician
- Paul was a tentmaker
- Moses was a shepherd
When God called Gideon to free the people of
Like Moses, Gideon argued with God, saying he was nothing special, so how could he be used of God to save
Gideon acknowledged God by preparing an offering to Him and then the angel of the Lord did an interesting thing with Gideon's offering. He took the tip of his staff and touched the meat and the unleavened bread and as he did that fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread.
As with Moses, God chose to do a miracle with a staff, the instrument that symbolized Gideon's work life.
Why would God do this?
It is because God wants us to know that the tools He has given each of us are the tools He wants to use to demonstrate His power. However, in order for that to happen, we must yield our tools to Him for miracles to be manifested through them.
Have you yielded your tools to the God?
God wants to work through you—allow Him to do that starting today.
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