Judges 3:12 says, And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.  Once again, after a period of peace under one of the judges God had sent, the people of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD.  They were once again left without God's power sustaining them.  As followers of Christ, we cannot hope to successfully defeat the evil influences we come into contact with daily without the power of the Holy Spirit sustaining us.  Verse thirteen states, And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.  The king of Moab allied with the people of Ammon and Amalek and together they defeated the people of Israel.  We can be certain that the people of the world will be united in their stand against Christianity, even if they are at times fighting each other.  Verse fourteen declares, So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.  The people of Israel were in bondage to Eglon, the king of Moab, for eighteen years.  When we are not living under God's leadership, we are in bondage to sin, even if we are a Christian.  We will still be a child of God, but we will not be have His protection if we are doing evil in the world.  Verse fifteen adds, But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.  Once again, the people of Israel called out to God, and He heard them.  God did not leave them, but they left Him.  When we find ourselves in a sinful situation, all we have to do is call out to God in forgiveness, and He will hear us.  God raised up another judge, Ehud, a left-handed man.  Since we are told that, I had to repeat it, being left-handed myself.  The people of Israel sent a present to Eglon by Ehud.  Verse sixteen states, But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. Ehud made a two edged dagger and hid it on his right thigh.  Verse seventeen adds, And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.  Then verse eighteen declares, And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.  We are told that Eglon was a very fat man, and that after Ehud had presented the present that the others around him were sent away with the present.  Verse nineteen declares, But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.  After giving Eglon the present, Ehud told him that he had a secret errand for him, getting him away from those who would normally be close to him.  Since Eglon had received a present, I believe that he was looking for more gifts, or was led by his greed we could say.  Verse twenty says, And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.  Ehud came to Eglon in the summer palace and told him he had a message from God for him.  When we encounter people today who do not believe in God and who may even be attempting to destroy those who do believe in Him, we must go to them with a message from God.  For us, that message is that salvation is available through Jesus Christ.  Verse twenty-one proclaims, And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:  Ehud took the dagger and thrust it into the belly of Eglon, and left.  Verse twenty-two adds,And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.  The fat closed over the dagger, and Elgon was unable to remove it, and it says that dirt came out.  In this situation, God did not send an army against the king who had defeated Israel, but one man.  We do not need to question God's methods used to defeat the evil forces in the world today, but ultimately they are defeated by One Man, Jesus Christ.  Of course, this is not done by any trick, but by the very public display of Christ giving up His life on the cross for all who will believe.