5 MARTHA’S SABBATH LESSONS The Promised victory July 17, 1887 Scripture: Judges 8:4 “And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.” Martha’s Thoughts: “The experience of Gideon is the experience of Christians in this world. We have a mixture of weakness & of strength [sic] of encouragements and discouragements. ‘Faint but yet pursuing’ is a graphic picture of life What makes us sometimes so languid and depressed amid the conflicts of life? It is enimes [sic] within—sin in the soul more than anything else. If these enimies ever subdued then we would be free & strong Enimies without weakens us, causes us to feel discouraged & depressed While we are in the line of our duty we meet with much to discourage us. We have made much progress and gained many victories yet the enimie is not yet subdued. The battle may be long and severe, yet our victory is certain. And then when the battle is all over we shall meet to celebrate the victory. If we would be victors we must enlist we must be in Christs army. We must press forward.” Remember: Though the battle of our life may be long and full of suffering, fight on for we will win the battle in the end if we are in Christ. Submitted by: Gerrit Van Dyne
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