More Ehud

The Obvious, The Not-So-Obvious, & The Totally Hidden & Obscure (like those little peanut butter cups in Moose Tracks ice cream) What observations can we make about what this story teach? 1. God does whatever He wants with anyone He chooses. Expect God to bring about the unexpected. God did this. And it is marvelous in our sight. 2. God promises and provides deliverance. Rejoice in God providing rescue. 3. God's Word is living and life-changing. It is essential and powerful. Useful and needed. Crave the life-altering Word. 4. God expects and enables humble-bold servant leadership. Lead by following the Master. Ehud took a risk. Calculated...thought it through, planned it out, if you can dream it you can try it. Courageous...he took action, put himself on the line. Community... It benefitted the people he was called to lead. God provided a deliverer. That deliverer creatively and courageously carried out a plan to deliver God's Word. God's pointed message of judgment on Eglon and Moabites; and redemption for Ehud and Israelites. God wants to use you to deliver His Word to whomever you lead (a church, a family, a company, a group of five year olds) so that they get His message. He will do the work of changing hearts.