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So just remember the context, Gideon has by God's grace been used at this point to bring

deliverance to God's people from the Midianites and God has given him success.

And yet here in verse 27, Gideon does something that goes against the Word of God.

He made an effort and put it in his city in a way that led Israel into idolatry.

So don't miss the danger and the warning here of how success can just like that so quickly

lead to sin.

How even being used by God to do something or experiencing God's grace in a powerful

way, we in our sinful nature can just like that turn around and do that which goes totally

against God's Word and lead other people into sin.

Like success, if we are not careful, can lead to sin in all kinds of ways in our lives.

And the lesson is guard your heart at all times, at all times.

And we read through scripture there.

There certainly seem to be emphasis on guarding our hearts at particular times.

And judges chapter eight is clearly a warning to guard our hearts when things are going

well.

And when we experience some sort of success and so we pray, God help us to guard our hearts

always, always, all day long today, all day long tomorrow.

In every situation in every circumstance, God, we pray that you'd help us to guard

our hearts against sin and that you would keep us from leading others into sin, particularly

O God, we pray according to judges eight.

When you grant us such favor or success in specific certain ways, God, we pray that

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