Gideon Tells His Men to Follow His Example
Just before Gideon goes to battle, he tells his men to “watch me,” “follow my lead,” and “do exactly what I do.” His men do and God uses their collective actions to throw the enemy into complete confusion.
As a result, a great victory is won. Gideon’s actions are worthy of emulation.
From a spiritual perspective, Paul says the same thing (Philippians 4:9). He says what you have seen me do, you should do, too.
Frankly, I’m not sure I would want anyone to do everything I did. Yes, I believe I have some worthy qualities, but certainly there are a few areas that aren’t worthy of emulation, at least not all the time.
You may be familiar with the saying, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Well, Gideon and Paul are bold enough to effectively say, “Do as I do.”
Would you be confident enough in your actions to tell someone to “Do everything you see me doing?”
[Read through the Bible with us this year. Today’s reading is Judges 7-9, and today’s post is on Judges 7:17.]
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