Judges 4:14–16 (ESV) —
14 And Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the Lord
has given Sisera into your hand. Does not the Lord go out before you?” So Barak
went down from Mount Tabor with 10,000 men following him. 15 And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army
before Barak by the edge of the sword. And Sisera got down from his chariot and
fled away on foot. 16 And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to
Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword;
not a man was left.
NOTE: So we find out
that the problem was never chariots, just obedient men. The battles we face
often seem impossible, like Israel facing Chariots with iron wheels on the
plains. Deborah urges Barak off of the mountain into the plains, and …
"the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots." Sometimes the problem
is not the visible enemy or task at hand, but just getting up and being
obedient to do the work God has called us to do. In this case, Barak would have
failed by staying up on the mountain, but he seem to prefer that to potentially
failing by engaging the enemy. He chose comfortable failure--"at least you
are still alive." Barak was risk-adverse. But Barak was also
obedient-adverse. If God has commanded us or called us to a task, we need to be
strong and courageous and face the task before us. We cannot out wimp out on
our role or responsibilities. What is my job? What am I supposed to do? What
are the chariots with iron wheels that I face? What mountain am I hiding on?
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