What We Learn from a Wheat Beater
Peace. Everyone’s looking for it. Where? Drugs. Vacation. Pills. A hook up. Success. In the meantime and while seeking peace, life goes on. Worriers worry. Whiners whine. Complainers complain. Wheat beaters beat wheat. And, that’s where we find Gideon. Beating wheat in a wine press…to hide it, to save the wheat from enemy terrorists. It is here that Judges 6:24 records Jehovah-Shalom, LORD of Peace, brings peace. “Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The LORD is Peace.” Jehovah-Shalom, LORD of Peace, came to a nation threatened by enemies and people who worshipped Baal. Jehovah-Shalom not only came to Gideon, His Spirit of peace and power came upon Gideon. Isn’t that what we need? What can we learn from Jehovah-Shalom and Gideon about personal and national peace? 1. Worship the Lord of Peace, Jehovah-Shalom. 2. Be filled with the Lord’s Spirit of peace and power. 3. Fight valiantly for righteousness.
Jehovah-Shalom, LORD of PEACE, when we look and listen to You, we experience Your peace. By Your Spirit we can we overcome evil. Fill us, as You did Gideon, with Your peace and empowerment.