Turn Your Loss Into Gain (1)
"Jephthah... was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot." Judges 11:1 NKJV
Jephthah was the illegitimate son of a man called Gilead. His mother was a prostitute. He grew up in the household of Gilead's other legitimate sons who later chased him away. "You will not get any of our father's inheritance,' they said" (v. 2 NLT). So he ended up living in a cave. While there, he took a band of misfits and rebels and developed them into a great army. When the Ammonites threatened Israel, the elders turned to him for help. "But Jephthah said to them: 'Aren't you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you're in trouble?' 'Because we need you,' the elders replied. 'If you lead us in battle against the Ammonites, we will make you ruler over all the people of Gilead'" (vv. 7-8 NLT). Not only did Jephthah lead them to victory, he's named with honor in the Bible along with people like Abraham, Moses, and David. His life is rich with lessons. Here's an important one: Rejection can be part of God's plan for your life. Jephthah was rejected for reasons beyond his control - he was illegitimate. But instead of growing bitter, he moved one and did something good with his life. Perhaps you've been rejected because you were old, young, intelligent, not intelligent enough, pretty, privileged, poor, attractive, unattractive, male, female, white, black, etc. By God's grace Jephthah took an ugly situation and turned it into a beautiful one. And if you'll turn your situation over to God today, the same grace is available to you.
This message taken from: Daily Devotional - The Word for You Today
Jephthah was the illegitimate son of a man called Gilead. His mother was a prostitute. He grew up in the household of Gilead's other legitimate sons who later chased him away. "You will not get any of our father's inheritance,' they said" (v. 2 NLT). So he ended up living in a cave. While there, he took a band of misfits and rebels and developed them into a great army. When the Ammonites threatened Israel, the elders turned to him for help. "But Jephthah said to them: 'Aren't you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you're in trouble?' 'Because we need you,' the elders replied. 'If you lead us in battle against the Ammonites, we will make you ruler over all the people of Gilead'" (vv. 7-8 NLT). Not only did Jephthah lead them to victory, he's named with honor in the Bible along with people like Abraham, Moses, and David. His life is rich with lessons. Here's an important one: Rejection can be part of God's plan for your life. Jephthah was rejected for reasons beyond his control - he was illegitimate. But instead of growing bitter, he moved one and did something good with his life. Perhaps you've been rejected because you were old, young, intelligent, not intelligent enough, pretty, privileged, poor, attractive, unattractive, male, female, white, black, etc. By God's grace Jephthah took an ugly situation and turned it into a beautiful one. And if you'll turn your situation over to God today, the same grace is available to you.
This message taken from: Daily Devotional - The Word for You Today
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