And Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a great struggle with the people of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands. Judges 12:2
From the wars and rumors of war, we might think the time of struggle is now. However, the folks of Jephthah's time would make their case for their day just as well. And then there are the struggles that come to us on whatever days they will come. Some of these struggles are great and some are little, but come they will. For a nation or a people there will be times of greater and normal struggles too. As Jephthah found, there will also be times when we count on a friend to help out and help does not appear. He was later delivered by the Lord, which as we know from our struggles is where he should have turned in the first place. No blame from us to Jephthah though, for how many times have each of us tried to win the struggle alone only to come to the Lord later after our strength has quite failed to win the day?
To the Lord in prayer with you!
Bucky
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