Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Judges 6:36-40
by: Susie Sanborn.
With these verses it is easy to be skeptical of Gideon. Why could he not just do as God asked? Why all the testing with fleeces? I wonder, though, if Gideon was actually being wise. Before moving forward, Gideon wanted a sign from God. He needed to make sure that it was really the God of Israel he was hearing. In our modern times of numerous translations and paraphrases of the Bible, information on the internet and differing views of so many of our leaders, we should take a cue from Gideon. Make sure it is really God directing you before you proceed.