Shamgar. (sword), son of Anath, judge of Israel. When Israel was in a most depressed condition, Shamgar was raised up to be a deliverer. With no arms in his hand but an ox-goad, (Judges 3:31) comp. 1Sam 13:21 He made a desperate assault upon the Philistines, and slew 600 of them.
There are always enemies around the outer fold of your territory while you taking care of the inner fold. Sometimes we focus in our life, problems,and career that we never take the time to focus on what will happen if you leave the scene.To busy to show someone else how to do the things we do, training others to take our place or others to pick up the paton and keep things moving.
We try to work on our Big sin and leave our little sin along. Before we know it the Little sin has grabbed us and overtaken us.Before you know it , what you thought you have gotten over will take over every time.There are some sins thought we have gotten over, some we thought we have gotten the victory over and bam it hits us right in the face.We have placed to the outside, forgotten about it and just when we dint need it ,well, it shows up. To show you that you are not strong as you really were. Whatever we count on as our strength God Will demonstrated that it is our weakness.We are no match for satan. That victory that we thought we had overcome long ago will show up to embarrass us .Don’t believe me.
First learn to be honest.I believe God would never move you to a higher position if weren’t overflowing where you are. Aww. You can’t pastor if you don’t like to go to church. You can’t lead folks if you don’t like fooling with people.Help me ,Holy Ghost.. How you gonna lead people and don’t won’t to be lead. How you gonna be over people and can’t be under nobody.ouch…God ain’t gonna move you to do a work if haven’t done a work where you been planted. You gotta be overflowing where you are and then God not man will place you somewhere else.Get me.You have feel the overflow yourself.
Already praying. Already singing. Already giving. Already praising. Already doing your best….aaaaah
Then God Will Move you.
Shamgar was a farmer, mining his own busbusiness . You have courage before the fight. The advantage on our knee. We don’t to curse nobody out just pray for them. We have to have the courage by simply getting on our knees. Just ask God to work on that person and before you know they are a changed person.While you were on your knees praying God was working it out. The fervent prayers of the righteous availeth much.
Shamgar was mining his own business.Plowing in his field. He was using his sheepgoas in his hand tending the horse. Then a fight broke out. Look what happens..When the fight broke out he got ready and fought, Shamgar was victorious.Because he used what he had on his hand.
Don’t blame your instrument or your surroundings. He didn’t say I’m not fight cause I don’t have a sword. I’m not gonna preach cause I don’t have the degree, I’m not gonna apply for that job because Im not qualified. Excuses Excuses,Shamgar had only a oakgoa in his hand so he used what he had.
The work person is more valuable than their tools. 2Corinthians tells us that