Looking for a Second Miracle

Judges Weekend, Second Verse!


Judges 6:39-40

Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let your anger burn against me, let me speak one more time; let me, please, make trial with the fleece just once more; let it be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.” And God did so that night. It was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.

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All I need is a miracle
All I need is you

"All I Need is a Miracle" recorded by Mike + The Mechanics, written by Mike Rutherford and Christopher Neil from "Mike + The Mechanics"

Now here's one of the problems with believing in miracles, sometimes we ask for a miracle and then it occurs to us that it isn't much a miracle after all. Yesterday we read about Gideon asking for God to dampen a fleece. This wasn't much of a miracle. This was actually a common trick used to collect water in the ancient world.

Gideon didn't ask for a miracle as much as he asked for a drink.

Can't you hear Gideon now, "Please can I have one more miracle? That one was just a test, this is the real one." This time Gideon asks for the same miracle, this time in reverse. He wants dry fleece on a damp floor. And God made it so that night.

Here's the big thing. Gideon asks for signs and God shows him signs. He asks for parlor tricks and forgets the greatest sign of all. He's chatting up God! Emmanuel! God is with Gideon and he doesn't take that as the miracle.

The miracle we need is God. God with us, now there's a miracle worth believing in.