Are you facing a struggle due to a fractured fellowship? Have you experienced an attack from fellow Christians?
Gideon's miraculous triumph over the Midianites was worthy of many future Jewish celebrations.
However ... in the middle of the high trumpet notes of victory, came the dull, sickening thud of some ‘land mines' going off!
I refer to a couple of ATTACKS OF DISUNITY that occurred immediately after the victory.
• Judges 8:1-3 tells us about one of these - from the men of Ephraim;
• Judges 8:4-21 detail the other event - the people of both Succoth and Penuel were the source of this internal dispute.
Famous Scottish Presbyterian preacher, Dr. Andrew Bonar, gave good counsel to all of us: “Let us be as watchful AFTER the victory as before the battle.”
This advice was greatly needed by Gideon after he had routed the Midianites!
Fighting Internal Opposition is ... 'The Most Difficult Battle Of All!'
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Ian Brown succeeded Dr Ian Paisley as minister of Martyrs Memorial in August 2013. Prior to this he pastored the Free Presbyterian congregation in Northern Ireland’s Maiden City, Londonderry, from 1987 to 2013. He is the author of several books, notably: “Belfast Boat – Titanic,...