Gideon: From Fear to Faith

Have you ever wondered how Gideon went from being rejected and overlooked to becoming the judge

of Israel? Gideon wasn’t born famous. He wasn’t confident. He wasn’t respected.

The Bible introduces him hiding in a winepress, secretly threshing wheat because he

was afraid of the Midianites. While others saw a fearful young man,

God saw a deliverer. An angel appeared and called him, “The Lord is with you,

mighty warrior.” But Gideon didn’t feel mighty. He felt small. “My clan is the

weakest in Manasseh,” he said, “and I am the least in my family.” Rejected by status.

Overlooked by society. Doubted by himself. Yet God chose him anyway. God didn’t start