This world needs the atonement of “a lamb”, but only “the lamb” can avail. Have you made the Lamb “your lamb”?
God’s will may be either absolute or conditional; this verse proves that we can disobey God’s desired will for ourselves.
The story of Gideon shows how God can give the victory if we will trust entirely in Him.
Adonibezek loses his thumbs and great toes; Othniel gets a wife, Achsah; Achsah gets a field and two springs.
Those who desire to serve the Lord often fail by presuming upon Him. We get a plan and expect God to back us up. But should we not get the plan from God in the first place?
