Day 151..."A Hero...Running in Wisdom...Nick at Night or in the "Nick of Time"
Gideon becomes a hero and prevails over Midian. There are some odd ways of dividing people, including laping water, but several victories for Israel. The people starved for leadership beg Gideon to lead them but he responds..."I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.” What a leader! Proverbs, chapter four, lifts up the virtues of wisdom..."I have taught you the way of wisdom;I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not be hampered,and if you run, you will not stumble. Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;guard her, for she is your life." The conversion of Nicodemus offers one of many life changing stories in John. The greatest distance for some is eleven inches...the distance from the head to the heart. This was surely the case for Nicodemus. The metaphor of a second birth was used to make this connection. Did Nicodemus follow Jesus following the invitation to be "born anew"? We will read of Nicodemus more in the Gospel of John. John 3:16 is more than a message near a football goalpost...it is the good news for the world. John 3:17 is also good news!
posted by Philip McVay @ 9:58 AM
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I was surprised to read that Gideon took the captured gold, built a statue with it and then worshiped the statue. Israel seemed to turn away from God almost immediately after the victory He had given them through Gideon.
People today as well as Nickodemus have trouble with "Being born again." Jesus is now a new human being - the first of His kind. Through Jesus we are offered this new life, but we must die to ourselves to receive this resurrection life, - daily.
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