Have you ever experienced the sting of rejection? Perhaps by a parent or sibling? Maybe a spouse or close friend? If you live on earth you've most likely experienced rejection at least once and I think we can all agree being rejected hurts.  In this message we look at a judge who was rejected by his family and his countrymen, through no fault of his own, but God turned his life around and used him in a mighty way.  The world may have rejected  you, but God has chosen you!

In Judges 10:1,2, we find Tola, a judge over Israel, who didn't do anything remarkable or notable.  He did just enough to keep the peace in Israel and nothing more. This judge should cause us to ask ourselves, "Do we want to be everything that God wants us to be?  Or, are we content to just manage, to just get by, to simply coast through our Christian walk?"  God wants all of us; our life, our will, and our destiny.  Without surrendering those to Him, we can never be more than just enough.

When God is in the process of granting victory over the enemies in our lives, there are three things we must watch out for.  We must ensure the territory left empty by the enemy is quickly settled, we don't quit too soon, and we focus all of the praise upon God and God alone.  In this message we look at these three warnings and how they manifested in the great victory God gave to Gideon.

We find in Judges 6:28-32, Gideon has taken the first step in his obedience to God by tearing down the altar to Baal in his father's back yard.  He did as God commanded and built an altar to the Lord in its place and made an offering upon it.  Before the second sacrifice finished burning, the enemies of God came looking for the one responsible.  Gideon's life was threatened immediately for his obedience.  He had a choice to make, remain in place, trust God, and be used by Him or run as fast as he could. How do we respond to the enemies immediate attacks when we move forward in obedience to God?