Moment of Meditation: Sisera (Judges 4:17)

Original Broadcast: July 2009

Monthly Theme: The Judges of Israel

Sisera, however, fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite,
because there were friendly relations between Jabin king of Hazor and the clan of Heber the Kenite.
(Judges 4:17)

Sisera

Sisera was the commander-in-chief of Jabin's forces. When Deborah and Barak pressed the battle, he fled in fear. He found a tent among his allies that he could hide in. While he hid, the woman who offered her tent to him killed him in his sleep. The death of a coward. Amazing how both armies in the battle were commanded by cowards.

Are you a coward? Do the problems in life intimidate you to the point that you run to any and every possible hiding place? Why is it? People turn to alcohol and drugs so they can escape into an altered version of reality. Others seek the hedonistic rush of promiscuous sexual activity. Why do you run? What's so great about the problems in your life that you have to run and hide?

Why not go to the one place where you can find true help--your heavenly Father? Are your sins so great that you're unworthy of His attention? Do you see Him as a vindictive Judge instead of a compassionate Father? We pray in the Lord's Prayer, "forgive us our trespasses" and "deliver us from evil." Do we truly believe that God will grant these petitions that we ask on our knees? Certainly He will. He promises to hear us whenever we call upon Him in the name of His Son.

The next time the troubles and problems of this world chase after you run to your heavenly Father. He will take care of you. Amen.