June 21
A WOMAN'S WAR
"The Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman" Judges 4:9
Rather an unusual text, but there may be souls in the world that
may have faith enough to grasp it. Barak, the man, though called to
the war, had little stomach for the fight unless Deborah would go with
him, and so the Lord determined to make it a woman's war. By this
means He rebuked the slackness of the man, and gained for Himself the
more renown, and cast the more shame upon the enemies of His people.
The Lord can still use feeble instrumentalities. Why not me? He may
use persons who are not commonly called to great public engagements.
Why not you? The woman who slew the enemy of Israel was no Amazon, but
a wife who tarried in her tent. She was no orator, but a woman who
milked the cows and made butter. May not the Lord use any one of us to
accomplish His purpose? Somebody may come to the house today, even as
Sisera came to Jael's tent. Be it ours, not to slay him, but to save
him. Let us receive him with great kindness, and then bring forth the
blessed truth of salvation by the Lord Jesus, our great Substitute,
and press home the command, "Believe and live." Who knoweth but some
stouthearted sinner may be slain by the gospel today?