God had just told Gideon to go and save Israel. Gideon could not see how this was possible, he was from the weakest clan, and his, at least in his eyes, was the weakest family. God sees the possibilities in us that we do not see ourselves. And note that God told him to go in the strength that he had, He was not asking Gideon to do the impossible. The difference was that God would be with him. This is what we need most of all, we need to be with the Lord, and we need the Lord to be with us. When this is so anything is possible.
Gideon needed more convincing, so he goes away to get a goat to use as an offering. The Lord then set fire to the offering in a miraculous manner, and Gideon knew something special was happening.
Gideon thought he was going to die for he had seen the Lord, but the Angel of the Lord tells him to be at peace. Gideon then made an alter to the Lord in that place.
See how patient the Lord is. He is prepared to put up with Gideon's doubts and insecurities, and we will see more of this later.
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