In Judges 20, the tribes of Israel, despite seeking the LORD for guidance, faced two devastating losses. Though there were seeds of doubt growing after each loss, they admirably continued to inquire of God and encouraged one another. And after they wept, fasted, and gave burnt and fellowship offerings to the LORD, they were given victory.
The passage showed me that we do need to persevere in the face of loss and even doubt. We need to encourage one another, continue to seek the LORD, and stand firm until He grants victory or blessing in His time and purpose. In the same way that the losses and the subsequent weeping, fasting, offering, and prayer may have indicated that Israel themselves needed purging and cleansing before they could be used of God; we need to be right before the LORD before He can use us most effectively as well. This passage is a reminder that just because we initially face obstacles and seeming failure, it does not necessarily mean that we are not walking the path of God's Plan and sometimes even helps to draw us closer to the LORD.
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