Judges 6:27 ” So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the men of the town, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.”

God had instructed Gideon to tear down his father’s  false idols…and Gideon had obeyed, in a fashion.  Instead of doing it in broad daylight though, he did it under cover of darkness, …all because of fear.  He was afraid of what others would think.  Fearful of retaliation, Gideon wanted to obey God, but also wanted to please people.  It’s impossible to be a people pleaser and obey God at the same time…for you end up compromising yourself and your integrity.

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