Judges 4-5

It took me about 10 minutes to read the story of God's victory under Deborah's leadership. The song of Deborah end witha curse and a blessing. A curse upon all of those who oppose God and his plans. The curse implies not only an end to their resistance, but and end to their threats as well. We may be tempted to claim the same curse for those who fight against God's church, but to do so would miss the ministry of Christ. Our desire should be to lead the enemies of God, among who all Christians can claim former kinship, into a love relationship with God. Then we can claim the blessings of Debrorah's song for all people: shining forth like the sun.
Stuart