Song: We will Go
Deborah was a woman who every
day sat under a palm tree in the shade..
She was a cool person in more
ways than one. First she was cool because she was sitting under a palm
tree in the shade, but she was really cool because as she sat there she
helped people and told them about God.
One day Deborah said that she
wanted Barak to come by to see her.
When Barak came to see Deborah
she told him that God had said for him
to take 10,000 men and march
against their enemies who lived on Mount Tabor
and God would help him win the
battle.
But Barak knew that their King,
Jabin, had 900 Iron Chariots.
He was a strong and mighty king
and so Barak told Deborah that he would not go
UNLESS she went along with him.
Have you ever done that?
Have you ever been unsure of
yourself? Have you ever not wanted to do something
alone but decided to do it if
someone else would come along, too? God should be
the one we put all our trust
in, but sometimes we forget that, and we always feel
better if we have a friend to
go with us and help us.
Well, Barak didn't want to go
without Deborah.
When Barak said this to Deborah,
Deborah had to decide what to do.
It was good for everyone that
Deborah chose to do right.
She not only chose to do right
and serve God herself, but by making this choice,
she also helped Barak do what
was right and to serve the Lord.
Should we help our friends to
do what is right and to serve God?
So Deborah and Barak went and
gathered the 10,000 men together and they all
marched to Mount Tabor.
Then Deborah told Barak to take the men on to battle
and God would help them to win!
And you know what? Barak did what God wanted him to do... and God did what
he said he would do...and they won over those 900 iron chariots and all
their enemies.
They were so grateful to God
for what he had done for them. So do you know what they did next? What
we all should do when God helps us? Yes...We should thank Him.
And when the battle was over
they did just that! They sang a song of Praise to God for helping them.