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Judges 11:29 – 40

²⁹ Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites. ³⁰ And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD : “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, ³¹ whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the LORD’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”

³² Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into his hands. ³³ He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued Ammon.

³⁴ When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of tambourines! She was an only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter. ³⁵ When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, “Oh! My daughter! You have made me miserable and wretched, because I have made a vow to the LORD that I cannot break.”

³⁶ “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me just as you promised, now that the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites. ³⁷ But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”

³⁸ “You may go,” he said. And he let her go for two months. She and the girls went into the hills and wept because she would never marry. ³⁹ After the two months, she returned to her father and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin.
From this comes the Israelite custom ⁴⁰ that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

If i faced the same situation, would i respond in the same way as she did? She was only a child, and yet she had a holy fear of the Lord, she was obedient. Even though she had to wrestle with the fact that she was going to be sacrificed, in the end, she still  did what she had to do because it was her Dad’s promise to God

Lock In 09

Lock In was great man!!!!! There was alot to prepare as well. And on on tuesday as i was just talking a break. I realised that for the past few days, i didn’t even invite God into the work that i was doing. I then felt extremely guilty man!!!! When i went home i prayed for forgivness, etc

The content at lock in was just amazing, i took away alot of things from it. Coming into each session with an expectant heart really makes a difference. But somehow i felt like i wasn’t attending Lock In 09 because most of the time i was in front doing projector. Like i wasn’t part of the people there. But i did tell myself that if they needed my to do it i would serve well. Paul Scanlon’s talk on leadership was really good. He gave a whole new perspective on the roles of leaders.

As i was absorbing as much as i could, God suddenly just reminded me about something. He wanted me to remember the days when i just started serving. It was God who elevated me into Leadership and i should never ever forget that.

Dear God

Thank You for giving me the opportunity to serve you in more ways than one
It was you who elevated me to where i am today.
Please keep help me to maintain a servant heart Lord.
If i become arrogant please help to keep me in check.
I pray that You’d just increase my capacity Lord in terms of serving and leadership.

Amen