Judges 6:25 says, And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:  God instructed Gideon to tear down the altar of Baal, that had been built by his father.  We likewise need to tear down any altars that have been built by our fathers if the worship other gods.  These do not have to be actual altars, but can be anything that leads to the worship of anything other than God Himself.  Verse twenty-six states, And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.  Gideon was instructed to build an altar to God in place of the altar to Baal, and to offer a burnt sacrifice to God on it.  It is not enough to just quit worshipping false gods, but we must start worshipping the one true God instead.  Verse twenty-seven declares, Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.  Gideon took ten men with him and did what the LORD had instructed him to do.  Because he feared His father, Gideon did this at night.  We need to trust in God day and night and not be afraid of those who oppose Him.  Verse twenty-eight says, And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.  The next morning, the men of the city arose early and saw what had been done.  People today should be able to see what we are doing as followers of Christ.  Verse twenty-nine adds, And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.  The men of the city asked who had done this, and were told that Gideon had.  Gideon may have done what God told him to do at night, but it was still known that he was the one who had done it.  People should know when we do what God instructs us to do today.  Verse thirty states, Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.  The men demanded that Gideon's father bring out Gideon so he could be killed for what he did.  We may find ourselves at danger if we oppose the false gods in the world, but God will always be with us no matter what happens.  Verse thirty-one declares, And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.  Joash, Gideon's father, basically said for them to allow Baal to judge Gideon for himself, since Baal was the one who was offended.  Though God can and does act for Himself, false gods will always need someone to act for them.  Verse thirty-two says, Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.  Gideon was called Jerubaal by his father then, because he stood against Baal.  We need to remember that these were God's people who were worshipping Baal.  Verse thirty-three declares, Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.  All the Midianites and Amalekites gathered to see what would happen.  Verse thirty-four states,, But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.  Then verse thirty-five adds, And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.  We are told that the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, then Gideon began to call for people from the other tribes of Israel to come and help him, even those who had just been calling for his death.  God can change the heart of a person in an instant.  Verse thirty-six declares,  And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,  Gideon put an if in front of obeying God.  He evidently still wasn't certain about God being with Him, but as followers of Christ can be certain that God will always be with us.  Verse thirty-seven adds, Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.  Gideon proposed a test of putting fleece on the floor and having the floor all around be dry the fleece wet.  Gideon should have had faith in God without the test, but he was wanting to know for sure that it was God Who was speaking to Him.  We today need to know for sure that what we are doing is in accordance with God's will, but we should be able to come to this conclusion with any tests.  Verse thirty-eight adds, And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.  The next morning, the fleece was very wet, and Gideon should have had his answer.  Verse thirty-nine continues, And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.  Gideon still wasn't satisfied and proposed another test, this time with the fleece being dry and the floor wet.  Verse forty concludes, And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.  God again did as Gideon asked.  Hopefully, when God calls us to do something today we will act in faith without needing any sign.