Judges 13:2-5There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.Then the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.  Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclea...  Read More

Judges 3:31; 5:5After him (Ehud) came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox goad; and he also saved Israel.  In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted, And travelers went by roundabout ways.Judges 10:1–5Now after Abimelech (a wicked leader who was destroying Israel form the inside) died, Tola the son of Puah, the...  Read More

Judges 10:18-11:3The people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. And Gilead was the father of Jephthah.  Gilead’s wife bore him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephtha...  Read More

Judges 10bThen the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.  The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of t...  Read More

What do people call you?How do you want to be seen?If we’re lucky, people define us by our greatest achievements or best qualities.Depending on the setting, I’m often introduced as:?“A well-known Hindi worship leader”?“The guy who wrote ‘Hum Gaye Hosanna’”❤️“Jenny’s husband”?“Zac’s dad”But sometimes, society chooses to define us by our biggest struggle, worst failure, or least appealing trait inst...  Read More

What she said behind my back! ?When Jenny and I were dating, she once went on a road trip with a group of her friends, people I had never met before. Sometime later, when I finally met them, they said, “It’s so great to finally meet you! Jenny talked our ears off about you the entire 13-hour road trip!” This made me feel so special! ?It’s encouraging to receive a compliment from someone directly, ...  Read More

Judges 9:1–6And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives, and spoke to them and to the whole clan of the household of his mother’s father, saying,  “Speak, now, in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your bone and your...  Read More

I just can’t catch a break!Do you ever feel like you just can’t catch a break? Instead of things getting better or easier, the odds are just stacking up against you.I imagine that’s how Gideon felt.Earlier this week, we learned that Gideon wasn’t very confident in his own abilities to save Israel from the Midianites (Judges 6:15). But instead of making things easier on him, God decided to make thi...  Read More

Our 3 greatest doubtsToday, let’s take a look at a powerful conversation between Gideon and God—one that reveals the three most significant doubts the enemy tries to whisper in Gideon's (and our) ears:1. Doubt of GodGideon's first response when an angel of the Lord appeared was:If the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all His wonders that our ancestors told us about? – Ju...  Read More

You’ve got the wrong guy!When I first felt God calling me to write Hindi worship songs, my initial reaction was:“God, You’ve got the wrong guy…No way! I don’t even speak Hindi that well.”Growing up, my parents always pushed me to speak English, so it felt like God had surely made a mistake when He picked me to become a Hindi worship leader.But here’s what I’ve learned: God often calls the overlook...  Read More

You keep getting yourself into trouble!This week, we're diving into Gideon's life.You can find his story in the book of Judges, which takes place in a time of chaos and cycles. The people of Israel had no king and kept falling into the same destructive pattern:Chaos and oppression ➡️ crying out to God for help ➡️ deliverance by God through a leader or judge ➡️ peace and prosperity ➡️ slow decline ...  Read More

Judges 8:22–27 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your son, also your son’s son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.” But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you.” Yet Gideon said to them, “I would request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his spoil.” (For they had gol...  Read More