Gideon, having gloriously delivered Israel from the bondage of the Midianites, was offered the position of ruler, probably that of being king. Gideon rejected their offer. In all likelihood, because he was not in the kingly lineage and because he felt that the position was offered by men and not God. Gideon knew this was not an offer he should or could accept.
The year was 1942. The store was Sakowitz in Houston. The woman walked in ...still in her work clothes. She’d been working at the Brown Root Shipyards building liberty ships. “I want to buy a $50 hat,” she said. “We have a lot of nice hats,” the clerk said. “Let’s see if we can get one that you like and that looks good on you.” The clerk put a hat on the woman and said, “That’s perfect. Don’t you like it?” “It’s terrific,” she said, “Is this a $50 hat?” “No,” the clerk said, “that’s a $25 hat.” “I told you I want a $50 hat!” the woman said. The clerk looked quite frantically to find a $50 hat in the year 1942 in a department store. She finally found one and put it on the customer. It did not fit and looked perfectly terrible. “How much does this cost?” the woman asked. “Fifty dollars,” the clerk said. “I’ll take it.”
And that’s the way so many people are today. They want what they want no matter what, even if it is not a good fit. The end result is never good.
Gideon rejected the offers of Israel to rule over them. It just wasn’t a good fit.
What to do:
✞ If it doesn’t fit, then don’t try to wear it – for in wearing it, you will look ridiculous.
No comments:
Post a Comment