Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calbury Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Kaster Chuck continues with the diplomacy of Gideon as we pick up in judges chapter 8 verse one and now with

today's message here's pastor Chuck.

Shall we turn in our Bibleibles to the Book of Judges, Chapter 8.

The Ephraimites were troublemakers.

And in Chapter 8, we find them giving Gideon a bad time. But we see with what splendid

diplomacy Gideon deals with these Ephraimites.

They came to Gideon and they began to chide him sharply because he had not called them to go with him against the Midianites.

Now it is interesting to note that they came to him after Gideon had the victory.

And it was assured that Gideon had the enemy on the run.

Then they came to him and said,

why didn't you call us

to come out and help you against these Midianites?

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