Heavenly Dew

I was reminded of a portion of scripture from the Old Testament last week by a dear older pastor. After he commented briefly on this, I went to the Bible and found the story. Here it is: Judges 6:36-40 (KJV)
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 40And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
Here we have the precious Word of God before us. As we know, in so many places in scripture the children of God are referred to as sheep. Fleece of wool are from the sheep. Here, Gideon wanted to hear from God. He wanted to hear from the Lord. We also must want to hear from God, whether at church, or in our daily lives.

The Lord surely spoke to Gideon. The fleece was very wet, and the ground was dry. See, the Lord caused the fleece to become wet, so much so that a bowl full of water was wrong out of it. This is how it is for Christians when God speaks to us. We can become moistened, by His Word which often is pictured as water in the scriptures. The Water of the Word moistens us. It makes us joyful. Our cup can run over as in the Psalm. These are the Waters of Living Water, like the wells of Salvation spoken about in Isaiah Chapter 12.

When we turn to our Bibles, or go to hear God’s Word, or preach God’s Word, let us remember that as in this story, God made the fleece wet. It is totally by Him that we can be feed, watered, comforted, strengthened, and it is from Him that all of our blessings flow. We do not get this from some man or pastor; though they may be used as tools in His vineyard. No, we get these blessings from God Himself. Praise and thank God for this.

Notice how afterward, when the fleece was put out a second time, it remained dry and the ground was wet. Still this is from God. We must remember that He is in control of the watering. No one else has part in this. We must humbly accept this fact, and understand as written in Lament. 3:22-23 (KJV)
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
My Lord has been so merciful to me. His faithfulness has been so great! I deserve nothing but punishment, but because of what His own Son has done for me, He has given me Salvation! What a wonderful, marvelous Saviour! I trust He is your Saviour too! Look to Him to shower you with blessings. Look only to him to moisten you with His Holy Word. Only He can do this. Be ready to soak it in!

Dear Pastors, study His Word. Pray for enlightenment. Be vigilant in sticking with Truth of God’s Word. Your own words will not moisten or help anyone, but God’s Word surely will. Your congregants will only be moistened when you are willing and obedient to being used as His tool as you preach His Word.

Be encouraged that God does the watering, as in our text. Rest that all is by and through Him. Let each of us as the sheep of our Lord, be willing to be moistened with Heavenly Blessings!

Have a Blessed Week!
God’s Peace! John