FAITH CAPSULE: Your story will change for good to the glory of God. 

Judges 11

The story of Jephthah is evidence that challenging stories are changeable for good.
Jephthah is a Hebrew name that means “he opens” or “to be free”. It may also signify “Yahweh will open”.
Jephthah the Gileadite had a but in his life that reduced him before his world.
Before God.
Jephthah was a mighty man of valor but a son of a harlot. He was chased out of his father because he was born by another woman. 
The challenges of life can be out of the control of its owner.
The challenge before Jephthah was outside of his control.
What is your challenge?
Life is a journey, and it has ups and downs.
Life demands wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of God, not to live a life of waste.
The journey of life demands unfailing faith and patience.
Faith with patience is like the key to the ignition vehicle of the life journey.
Wait, watch, and see what the Lord will do to your case. 
Regarding Jephthah, after being chased out by his people, the children of Israel came back to him for help. 
When God intervenes, the situation will change for the glory of God.
During the confrontation with the enemies, the children of Israel needed a commander. 
The elders of Gilead had to go and seek Jephthah for help.
Can you imagine how your story will change for the glory of God? 
The book of Judges 11:6 records, “Then they said to Jephthah, ‘Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the people of Ammon.’” 
The world can condemn you, but God has His way of redeeming you.
Jephthah was a son of a harlot.
He was driven out by his brothers, now being sought to be a leader. Jephthah responds in Judges 11:7, “So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?” 
The same God set up a situation for Jephthah to become redeemed by getting a call from his people.
With his calling, he rose above and beyond where he was before being expelled.
God is in a position to turn the story for His glory.
The name of God should become glorified over His creation.
God can never be too late or too soon.
God will show up in your situation at His divine timing. 
Jephthah the Gileadite accepted the assignment to deliver victory for his people over the enemies.
The children of Israel were victorious by the leadership of the rejected one.
Jephthah did not just lead as a commander but became the head because of victory over the enemy by his hand. 
Jephthah the Gileadite had a but in his life that reduced him before his world, not before God. 
Your story will change for good to the glory of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask that your story will change for good to the glory of God.