God Isn't Finished With You | Historical Books | Judges 8:22-35

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🗓️ 28 February 2025

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Have you settled for a false finish line? What are the snares or traps in your life? Is God ever finished with us? In today's episode, Jeff shares how Judges 8:22-35 should convict us back into dependence upon God. Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Judges 8:22-35

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:08.8	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Jeff Parrott.
0:13.6	There are few things more frustrating than thinking that you've finished something, only to
0:18.9	find out that the finish line is still ahead of you.
0:22.9	Back in 2015, a runner for the University of Oregon was about to finish first place in a 3,000-meter
0:29.9	race. I mean, victory seemed so certain that he started to slow his pace. He confidently
0:36.9	gestured to the crowd and relished the joy of winning,
0:41.8	all before reaching the finish line. As the Oregon runner soaked up his pre-victory celebration,
0:48.7	another athlete from the University of Washington caught up to him, flew past him, and crossed the finish line first.
0:56.8	The look on that celebratory Oregon Runner's face is equal parts bewilderment and frustration.
1:04.0	He was running as if he'd already finished the race, and that cost him the race.
1:10.4	He had a false finish line, which turned out to be a
1:14.2	trap. It's tempting to simply laugh at this story, but it's better if we try to learn from it,
1:21.5	because here's a thing. This race with the false finish line serves as a diagnosis for you and for me. We can all fall for the
1:31.8	allure of a false finish line, thinking that we've achieved victory, only to find out that the race
1:38.7	is still very much going on. The false finish line can be like a trap that keeps us from finishing well, or finishing
1:47.2	at all. The idea of a false finish line reminds me of the complex stories of the people we come across
1:54.6	in the book of judges. Many of them have promising beginnings, only to falter or completely fail before their race is finished.
2:04.0	It's almost like they have a kind of ongoing problem of celebrating their victory before it's actually accomplished.
2:11.4	This is the kind of dynamic we come across in the story of Gideon.
2:15.4	Today we'll look at the end of his narrative in the book of judges,
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