Alone (Week 12): Subject: Gideon – Alone against God (Judges 6 & 7)

Most of us would agree that life can be pretty tough at times and as followers of Jesus, we're not immune from that. But what happens when it appears that it is God who is making things hard?

Gideon was a farmer living in Israel during a time when the nation was being persecuted. The people of Israel had brought these tough times on themselves by turning away from God and allowing idols and false gods to be worshipped in their land and God called on Gideon to help restore Israel. It would be a difficult task and as Gideon was going to learn, God was going to make sure that it was impossible for Gideon to accomplish, in his own strength. But, God always has a purpose in what He does and Gideon was going to learn that God knows exactly what He is doing.