Judges 4:17-24 “A Moment of Courage”

Judges 4:17-24 “A Moment of Courage”

Often one brave moment can change everything. The moment you asked a girl out or to marry you. The moment you ventured into the water over your head, jumped out of an airplane, or walked in for a job interview. Moments you cannot step back from. Israel’s fight with King Jabin of Hazor hung on such a moment. Yes, there was some preparation, a set up, but it still came to a moment of courage.

1.       Deborah the judge
a. Deborah is the judge who God gave a prophecy of victory to.
b. Barak was to lead Israel to fight and win
c. Barak wants Deborah to go, as a result the victory will be given…

2.       The moment of courage
a. Barak’s army defeats the army of Sisera, King Jabin’s general.
b. Sisera leaves his chariot and runs away.
c. He comes to Jael’s tent and thinks he will find safety.
d. Jael has been setting him up from the moment she saw him.
e. When she picks up the tent peg and hammer she cannot go back.
f. what if………

3.       We face divine moments
a. The moment we gave our life to Jesus
b. each week we encounter divine moments
c. we get a feeling we should say something or do something.
d. a challenge to step from the safety of our comfort zone.
This is the Holy Spirit speaking to you, guiding you.
e. our faith hangs in the balance.  Matthew 10:32
f. someone’s eternity may hang in the balance.
g. what will we say? What will we do?
h. It may be just to walk across a room and say hello

This week you will face divine moments. Moments that demand courage, that demand faith. Moments that you cannot step back from. Will you take a step of faith, or will you play it safe? Find that courage to act on the Holy Spirit’s leading and you will not only change your life, you may just change someone else’s life for eternity. It just takes a moment of courage.