READ Judges 6
Gideon is chosen to rule Israel.

INSIGHT
God takes ordinary people and does extraordinary things through them because of their
devotion to Him. This is true in times of apostasy when God sometimes calls His
mightiest servants from places of obscurity and gives them faith to believe Him. He
works great deliverance through them. This is certainly the case with Gideon who
exclaims that he is from the weakest family in Manasseh and is the youngest in that
family. Yet he is devoted to the Lord and, therefore, usable for God’s purposes.

PRAYER
Praise the Lord for the privilege of following Him fully:
Let the whole earth shout joyfully to God!  
Sing about the glory of his name;
Make his praise glorious. Say to God,
“How awe-inspiring are your works!
Your enemies will cringe before you
Because of your great strength.  
The whole earth will worship you
And sing praise to you.
They will sing praise to your name.”
(Psalm 66:1-4).

Pause for praise and thanksgiving. Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in faithful love.
As a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.  
For he knows what we are made of,
Remembering that we are dust (Psalm 103:8, 13-14).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
For all have sinned
And fall short of the glory of God;
They are justified freely by his grace
Through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
(Romans 3:23-24).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Growth in all areas of your life
• Fulfillment of the Great Commission
• Whatever else is on your heart

Offer this closing prayer to the Lord:
I heard every creature in heaven,
On earth, under the earth, on the sea,
And everything in them say,  
Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to the one seated on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!
(Revelation 5:13).