SCARE TACTICS
Judges 7:9-21
LISTEN TO THE WORD OF COD
V:9. During that night the Lord said to Gideon,
"Get up, go down against the camp because I am going to give it into your
hands. 10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant
Purah 11 and listen to what they are saying. Afterward, you will be encouraged
to attack the camp." So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts
of the camp. 12 The Midianites, the Amalekites, and all the other eastern
peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more
be counted than the sand on the seashore.
A. God had allowed Gideon to
select only 300 men for the battle against
an enemy of thousands.
1. He was assured that the victory was his.
2. For confirmation, God gave Gideon a
sign;
listen to the men in the camp of the
enemy.
B. It is important to follow
God’s directions.
1. It takes courage to follow God’s
directions especially
when we are going into dangerous
situations.
2. We must remember, that if God directs
you to do something,
He will protect you through it.
FOLLOW GOD
DIRECTIONS
V:13. Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a
friend his dream. "I had a dream," he was saying. "A round loaf
of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with
such force that the tent overturned and collapsed."
14 His friend responded,
"This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the
Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his
hands."
15 When Gideon heard the
dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God. He returned to the camp of Israel
A. Gideon heard the confirmation
of victory through the mouths of
the enemy.
1. When your enemy knows you trust God,
they can become fearful of
you.
2. With the current nationwide protest,
members of the US
our elected officials, have become fearful of the citizens acting in
unity,
3. They are beginning to act legislation
that addresses the concerns
of the people.
4. The problems were existed and were well
known before the protest
started.
B. Worship God before you go
into battle.
1. Start your day out worshipping God.
2. The moment we wake in the morning,
Satan is on the warpath.
3. With God on your side, victory is
assured.
4. Gideon left the enemy camp confident
that Israel
ACT ACCORDING TO GOD’S
PLAN
V:16. Dividing the three hundred men into three
companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with
torches inside.
17 "Watch me," he
told them. "Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly
as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all
around the camp blow yours and shout, 'For the Lord and for Gideon.'"
A. God has a plan for your
success.
1. Once you have confirmation from God,
move immediately.
2. When God has given you the upper hand,
keep the pressure on.
3. When the enemy is fearful, don’t give
them time to regain their
confidence.
B. Leaders must give clear
directions.
1. Let God guide your directions
2. God has a way of using simple things to
increase the confusion
of the enemy
3. Trumpets, empty jars, and torches don’t
appear to be much
against a well-trained army.
But in the hands of God, that is all
that is needed,
4. Music and shouting for joy are tools
God uses to bring
victory into our lives.
5. There is power in worshipping God as a
community.
6. It is what we say in the name of the
Lord that bring
victory.
WALK-IN FAITH
19 Gideon and the hundred men
with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch,
just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the
jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed
the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right
hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, "A sword for the
Lord and for Gideon!" 21 While each
man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as
they fled.
A, When we organize as God
directs us, a few people become an unbeatable
army.
1. Unexpected sounds and lights in the
middle of the night can terrorize
your enemies.
2. Notice God worked on the emotions of
the enemy to disrupt their
unity and throw them into confusion.
B. The God we serve knows the
hearts and minds of everyone including
your enemies.
1. They may seem strong, but God knows
their weaknesses.
2. God knows how to make your enemies as
weak as flies.
3. You never know how God is going to solve
your problems,
but He will do it in His own way and
in His time.
4.
God gives us a recipe for handling our problems.
a. Prayer
b. Repentance of our sins
c. Listening to His Word
d. Faith in His directions.
c. Acting according to His Word.
THANK GOD FOR HIS GUIDANCE
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
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