Judges 6:33

Judges 6:33 says, 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.  The Midianites and the Amalekites were uniting for battle against Israel.  We should not be surprised when people of the world unite against Christians today.  Verse thirty-four adds, But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.  Moved by the Holy Spirit, Gideon blew his trumpet and Abiezer came to him.  We need to be directed by the Holy Spirit today and unite together as Christians.  Verse thirty-five continues, 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.  Gideon began to send messengers to the people of Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, and they gathered with Gideon.  We need to rally as followers of Christ today when any fellow Christian calls on us for help.  Verse thirty-six states, And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,  Gideon began to question if God had called him to be used to deliver Israel.  If we live by faith, we should never be guilty of questioning God's call to action as Christians.  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 putting out fleece to test his calling.  He said if only the fleece was wet with dew and the ground was dry, he would know that God had indeed called him.  We should never be guilty of demanding proof from God when He calls us to do anything.  Verse thirty-eight continues, 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 so wet that Gideon was able to wring a bowl full of water out of it.  This should have been ample proof, but it wasn't.  Verse thirty-nine says, 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 then asked that God leave the fleece dry and the ground around it be wet.  We don't need to spend time questioning God, especially if He has already given us proof of His calling.  Verse forty adds, And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.  God again gave Gideon the proof he asked for.  If we live by faith, God will never leave us in doubt as to what He wants us to do.