Judges 4-5, Psalm 71
Judges 5:26-27 (NLT)
“Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg, and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head. With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples. He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet. And where he sank, there he died.”
In Judges 5:26–27, Deborah the prophet sings about what Jael did to Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army. Deborah had received a word from the Lord and told Barak, the son of Abinoam from Kedesh, to go into battle against Sisera, assuring him that the Lord would deliver Sisera into his hand. Barak, however, insisted that Deborah go with him into battle. Because of this, Deborah received another word from the Lord that a woman would defeat Sisera instead of Barak.
Barak defeated Sisera’s army in battle, but Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. Jael welcomed him into her tent, but while he slept, she drove a tent peg through his temple, and he died.
These verses remind me that the Lord can use anyone to accomplish His purposes. Father-God’s use of Jael was unexpected because she was not a descendant of Abraham, and because she broke a cultural expectation of hospitality by killing a guest whom her husband had made peace with. The Lord’s justice came in an unexpected way, reminding believers to trust in Father-God’s timing and methods.
I experienced something similar in a previous job where I had a supervisor who treated employees poorly. During that time, I often prayed to the Lord to rescue me from the situation. Eventually the Lord answered my prayer, and through a company restructuring I was transferred to a different supervisor.
Several years later, although I did not witness it personally, I learned that this supervisor was escorted from the building by security and was not even allowed to remove the photographs of her children from the wall. Hearing about what happened shocked me and made me realize that the Lord’s justice often arrives in ways we do not expect. It also reminded me that God’s timing is not the same as our timing.
If these verses resonate with you — if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One who brings justice in ways we may not anticipate — this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
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