Scripture:

Judges 6:11-12

11 Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!”

"What He Sees"

Gideon and Israel were in a tough spot because of Israel's sins and turning away from the Lord, but again the Lord heard the cry of the people and raised a deliverer up.  Something to catch, and it happens to all of us, our situation beats us up, and we lose sight of who God made us to be.   For Gideon, the Midianites and the Amorites had come and devoured the land, and every time Israel would try to flourish, plant, or grow farms, they would come like locusts and devour the land.   How many times have you been in a circumstance or a season in your life that everything seemed to be devoured, your energy, your time, everything you put in seems to be sucked up, and you muster up all the energy you have to eke out survival?    

That is where we find Gideon, but like Gideon, today the Lord wants to remind you of your strength in Him, the person He sees is so much more than the circumstances you face, you are hiding in your own winepress, but God says come out, mighty warrior. " Today, you will defeat your enemy."

Don't allow your circumstance to dictate who you are, but allow God to speak into your life, into your circumstance. His plans, His power, His purpose is far greater than your circumstance, no matter the size, and He can defeat those things in your life, with just a word.  So get up mighty man/woman of God, God sees greatness in you.

Lord, I pray for those who have felt defeated by the pressure, the circumstance, I pray that you would like Gideon, like Abraham, speak a word that transforms them, transforms their situation, that you would remind them of who they are in you, the strength they have in you, the power they have with you, in Jesus' name, Amen!