Cultivating Conviction _Pt 10

<p>Wednesday 30th September,2020.</p> <p>Hello and a wonderful Wednesday morning to you in the name of Jesus.</p> <p>Today is the last day of the month of September. We thank God for how he has kept us. We thank God for His mercy and grace and we declare in the name of Jesus. We are finishing strong; we are finishing well and we are entering the month of October in grand style in Jesus name.</p> <p>Judges 7:9-11 (NLT)</p> <p>9.That night the Lord said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them! 10.But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. 11.Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack. “So Gideon took Purah and went down to the edge of the enemy camp.</p> <p>God had told Gideon that he was going to defeat the midianites. As he and his soldiers were getting ready. He was getting a bit discouraged and God said, "I want to encourage you. I want to help you boost your conviction". I know I have spoken to you but just in case you are scared, go down to the camp of the midianites and hear what they are saying about you. So, when Gideon and his servants went in there, he heard one of the midianite soldiers talk about a dream he had. He said " Listen; I had this dream, there was a loaf of barley bread that rolled within our camp and was knocking off our tents. The other said "That means, God has given victory to Gideon. He is going to decimate us; &nbsp;he is going to win this war and we are going to be at his mercy. When Gideon heard that he was encouraged and went back to his camp.</p> <p>Sometimes the place of external confirmation to those things God has spoken to us can help us build and cultivate our faith. God had spoken to Gideon about the fact that he was going to battle with the midianites and was going to win but He gave him some external confirmation. It is important from time to time we understand that God's supernatural power is there, signs and wonders, the manifesta