Judges 6-13 Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying ‘Did not the Lord bring us out of Egypt? But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.’”

Gideon was hiding in the winepress threshing his wheat. The Angel of the Lord came to him and greeted Gideon in an odd manner. He referred to Gideon as a mighty man of valor. Gideon knowing his situation addressed whom most think of in this scripture as Jesus. Not realizing who this was, Gideon addressed him as lord. Notice the small L. When referring to God he used the capital l in Lord. This is the beginning of all man’s problems. They forget or do not know Jesus personally.

The next part is also like us. We start blaming God for the problems we have created in our lives. Over and over God warned the Hebrew people what would happen if their hearts strayed from Him. When this happened, then groups like the Midianites plagued them. Gideon could recount the stories his forefathers spoke of the great miracles that God performed for them. But notice he did not mention the sin of the people of Israel.

We can be like this and blame God for all our problems, but this is false assumption. Our sin is the root of our problems. Our focus should not be to blame anything or anyone but ourselves. Another important aspect of this scripture is that God is there in front of Gideon and has encouraged him by telling Gideon his future. Gideon will not become a mighty man of valor because of his strength, but by listening to God. God is calling you today; will you listen to him? He wants to help you if you will allow this to happen.