#619 – Apart from Him We Can Do Nothing (Judges 6:15)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 20 April 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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God has called each of us to do that which can only be accomplished in His power at work in us. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:05.8	Judges chapter 6, verse 15.
0:09.4	And he said to him, please, Lord, how can I save Israel?
0:13.5	Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
0:19.7	These are Gideon's words before God as God was calling him to deliver
0:26.3	his people, as God was calling him clearly to a task that Gideon did not feel he was qualified for,
0:33.1	did not feel he was able or competent to carry out.
0:38.6	How can I do this?
0:39.6	How can I save Israel?
0:45.3	Behold, my clan is the weakest, and I'm the least in my house.
0:46.6	Like, here's the reasons.
0:47.5	And we see this.
0:49.4	Can't help to think about others in scriptures.
0:53.4	Think about Moses when God called him, and Moses said, who am I?
0:56.1	I can't even speak. And you're telling me to go to Pharaoh the most powerful ruler in the world and tell him to just let all of his slaves go. Like,
1:03.0	I can't do that. Think about David, a shepherd boy, unlikely to be used by God to deliver his people, lead his people, become his people's most
1:15.1	famous king in the Old Testament. You can go on and on and on through scripture,
1:20.1	unlikely people that God calls to do things that are totally beyond them. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes about David Brainerd, missionary to Native Americans
1:35.3	up in the northeastern part of the United States many, many years ago.
1:39.4	His biography, life, and journal are incredible.
1:42.7	I would highly recommend anybody read that and just
1:46.8	dive into David Brainerd in so many different ways. He is helpful and instructive for us.
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