Welcome to One Minute Scripter Study, a Come Follow Me podcast.

We are your host, Kristen Walker-Smith and Callie Black.

Hey, it's Callie Black here with today's thought.

Let's open up to Judges, Chapter 6, verses 12 and 13.

An angel came to Gideon and told him a pretty typical message, the Lord is with thee. Aren't we told

this a lot too? But Gideon pushes back on this idea. In fact, in Judges chapter 6 verses 12 and 13,

Gideon said unto him to the angel, O my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us?

And where be all his miracles, which our fathers told us of?

Doesn't Gideon's logic sound familiar?

If the Lord is really with me, why are all of these terrible things

happening? Where are the miracles you promised? I invite you to think for a moment about how you would

respond to Gideon's question. Because Gideon is not the only one asking this. It is being asked on social media, in our church

classes, and in our homes. How would you answer this timeless plea of a disciple wondering if the

Lord is really with them due to their difficult circumstances and seeming lack of miracles.

Although there are many ways to answer this heartfelt question,

I do believe that the rewards for being righteous always come.

Even if they aren't when or how we expect,

the immediate blessings are peace and joy inside our hearts and the ability to love God

with our entire souls despite the difficult circumstances that may surround us.

So the takeaway of the day in five words or less, look for the miraculous blessings.

Thank you so much for being here today and for coming closer to Christ with me, one minute at a time.

Hey, are you ready to follow the children of Israel as they make their journey through the wilderness?

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