{"id":338338,"date":"2023-06-23T11:42:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=338338"},"modified":"2023-11-16T11:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:25:30","slug":"what-can-we-learn-from-gideons-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/what-can-we-learn-from-gideons-story\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can We Learn From Gideon\u2019s Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Can We Learn From Gideon\u2019s Story?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Judges 6:14<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The people of Israel\u2019s misery was because they had done what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. Therefore, the more we make mistakes before God, the more problems we will have. The enemy (devil) prevails just like the Midianites and other nations prevailed against Israel. They devastated, stole, and forced the people to live in miserable ways like caves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Judges 6:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gideon did not accept this miserable situation in which Israel and his people lived. He improvised by going to threshing the wheat inside the winepress. When a person does not accept the situation he is experiencing, he improvises and does not stand still.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Judges 6:13<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gideon\u2019s question has been asked by many today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cO my Lord, if the Lord is with us, then why has all this happened to us? Where are all His miracles that our fathers told us about?&#8230; \u201c(Judges 6:13)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GIDEON had a spirit of rebellion, he revolted against the situation, yet he was afraid of it and therefore reduced himself, just as today, many are revolted with their situation, but they\u2019re scared to face them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remember this: NOTHING IS GREATER THAN GOD<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IT\u2019S TIME TO CHANGE YOUR SPIRIT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WHO HAS THE HOLY SPIRIT DOESN\u2019T WANT TO HEAR STORIES.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">THEY WANT TO MAKE THESE STORIES HAPPEN<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The only place a person can achieve this change is on the Altar. Choose to go to the Altar, and you will see your change come. That\u2019s what we can learn from Gideon\u2019s story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you\u2019d like to speak with a pastor for prayer and guidance, visit The Universal Church, which is open seven days a week.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click here for locations.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Feel free to call our helpline<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0at 1-888-332-4141.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Can We Learn From Gideon\u2019s Story? Judges 6:14 The people of Israel\u2019s misery was because they had done what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. Therefore, the more we make mistakes before God, the more problems we will have. 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