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judges 4-5

i was slightly taken aback at the explicit nature of which sisera, the leader of the enemy army, was smote(or is it smitten).
his army decimated, he fled to the tent of a descendant of moses' brother-in-law, with whom he'd been on good terms. the lady of the house received him, waited till he fell asleep, and drove a tent peg through his temple. i give it an M18 for violence.

but deborah's song was beautiful. is beautiful. and probably has more meaning than i can fathom at this time. but this verse sums it up:
judges 5:31
so may all your enemies perish, O Lord!
But may they who love you be like the sun
when it rises in its strength



the blessings are many for those who trust God, and trust him with ALL their heart.

such as for the holy judge that God uses.




i asked a question yesterday, a one that i thought answered itself.
but let me intimate my true intention.

i'd read that, while the israelites kept falling into sin, should they so cry out to God, he'd answer and send help.
when God sends help, he picks a holy, righteous person to lead the people into victory--in today's reading, the prophetess Deborah
my question was, can it be me? and you?

it was, and is, a challenge. a call to arms; to gear up for battle.

i've been shown this before, and again in recent months: i seem to know people with problems. as in, i know them. i see the problems AROUND me. and sometimes my heart aches with desire to just do something. now i know i can, in a manner of speaking.

i know God didn't give me friends and family--"neighbours"--who have such problems for nothing. i find myself in a position where i see, if not me, then who?

then like the prophet isaiah, i want to say, "here am i, send me!"

i need, then, to pursue God--live a life that is blameless--and cry out to him; open my ears to listen for his word, so that i may bring His salvation, His deliverance, His freedom, His Love to these in need.





aye, who's with me?