In Adam all die, in Christ all are made alive. The question is who is your father?
Not a message about one person like Gideon, but about a condition of this life. It is called despair meaning all hope is gone. The Lord has left us on our own. Throughout scripture, God gives us examples of those who seemed to be left by the Lord and thought they had been deserted by Him but later found that He hadn't left them at all.
A feast was made and many were bidden, but when they would not come the servant was sent to the streets, highways and the hedges. If you have accepted the invitation then you should be acting as the servant to bring in others.
One of the greatest blessings of the Christian life is the providential care of the Lord. No matter what you are going through the Lord is working it out to your good.
Our works are a product of what is going on in our hearts. When God looks on your heart, what does He see?
