Seek The Lord…...

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Isaiah 55:6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. (NKJV)

Have you ever sensed God calling out to you through His Word or through your heart like Gideon? You may have sensed that more than once in your life. Often God calls out to us when He has a plan that He wants us to be involved in. When we put God off or tell Him no, we end up being responsible for those actions. When we tell Him “no” enough our hearts begin to harden to His call and God seems far away. So, we need to “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.” 
Gideon had more than a “King-sized” task in front of him. King-sized? Sure. Anything that the King of Kings calls us to do is always “King-sized” because His calling is Kingdom focused and will produce Kingdom-related results. Because Almighty God was involved, it could have scared Gideon away. God over time, up to this incredible point in Gideon’s life, was building Gideon just for this task and for the purposes of God Himself. Gideon even responded to the visiting Angel of the Lord in a traditional manner of making an offering that would suit that particular situation. Even though the nation was destitute at the time, he was able to pull together the components of the offering for the Angel of the Lord. In this event Gideon still wanted a sign, and the sign was produced when the Angel of the Lord touched the offering with his staff, and it was totally consumed. Just as Gideon gathered the components of the offering for the sacrifice to the Angel of the Lord, we too should bring our tithes and offerings into the church making what we have available for God to use in the way that brings Him glory and honor.
Gideon had stepped up to the task, but not in a proud way. He was still scared to death. It showed in the “fleece” part of the story.
We should never take God’s call upon our lives lightly. His call never goes away. If you want to experience God in His fullest, always answer His call upon your life the way Isaiah did; (Isaiah 6: 8) “Here am I! Send Me.”
Prayer: Dear Father God, help me to always be aware of Your presence in my life. Help me to step up and be ready when You call upon me. Help me to never fear Your direction in my life, realizing You have already prepared the way for me when Your call comes. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Have a Blessed Day!!!
In Christ,
Ted Wilkins
© 2026 Ted Wilkins

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