Be An Assassin For Your Faith
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Ask for God’s Help: Again the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
Ask for God’s Help: Again the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
Perhaps one of the reasons why some people never have victory in their lives is because they never asked God for help.
The New International Version. (2011). (). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Prayer is one of the most important keys to victory. But most people neglect it. Some people pray only when they are in trouble. That is why they are in trouble.
If we do not ask God for help, God usually brings us to a position when we will need help. God wants us to pray and depend on him.
Use Your Strengths and Kill Your Enemy: Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly.
Use Your Strengths and Kill Your Enemy: Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly.
Being left-handed in Ehud’s day was considered an exceptional ability. Many Benjaminities were left-handed making them highly specialized troops, able to use a sling or bow with tactics designed to repel right-handed warriors. Eglon’s bodyguard never checked checked Israel’s messengers for left-handed weapons. But God used Ehud’s overlooked ability to give Israel victory. Let God use you the way you are to accomplish His work.
What are your strengths ? Are you maximizing your strengths for the Gospel ? Use your strengths to touch lives.
The New International Version. (2011). (). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Examples of some of our possible strengths. Friendly person,Compassionate personality,Smart person,Handicraft,Good with money.
When Moses felt he was not able to lead Israel out of Egypt. Finally it was the simple rod in his hands that gave Moses victory over Pharoah. So the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A rod."
The rod in Moses hand opened the Red Sea.
Plan Your Strategy and Prepare to Get Dirty: Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. 17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it. 19 But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left. 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace and said, “I have a message from God for you.” 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it
Plan Your Strategy and Prepare to Get Dirty: Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. 17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it. 19 But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left. 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace and said, “I have a message from God for you.” 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it
The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left.
If we fail to plan, we are planning to fail.
20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace d and said, “I have a message from God for you.”
The New International Version. (2011). (). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Ehud had a plan how to kill king Eglon. He had thought over the plan over and over again.
He had a concealed weapon. – v16
First He got tired of those idols and then He deceived the king to send all the servants away – v19
He got king Eglon close to him by telling him he had a secret message from God – v20
Many people drift though life without a plan. They rarely achieve anything significant in life. If you want to be successful in life, you must unlock your faith.
Pray as if everything depends on God.
Plan as if everything depends on you.
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