Barak or Deborah?

Judges 4-5; Psalms 39,41; 1 Corinthians 13 

“Then Deborah said to Barak, ‘Go! This is the Day the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the Lord gone ahead of you?’ So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, followed by ten thousand men. At Barak’s advance, the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword…”

Judges 4:14, 15

Barak could not recognize the presence of the Lord. His dependence on Deborah to hear from the Lord is much like many Christians today who rely on their pastors to hear from God. God’s desire is that each one of us would know the Lord. Each one of us would seek God’s face and learn to know his voice so that each one of us would be led by the Holy Spirit. Deborah was a prophetess who heard from the Lord. This prophetic gift is something Paul encouraged the Corinthian Church to eagerly desire (1 Corinthians 14:1). Knowing when the Lord is going before us to open a door, deliver us from the enemy, or make a way where there is no way, can mean the difference between a breakthrough, or remaining stuck.

Will we be like Barak or Deborah?

“Lord God, thank you for the guidance of your Holy Spirit, for your glory.”