Robin Densmore Fuson

  Most often, we think a sidekick stands ready to help at any time. They stand nearby. What if a sidekick is actually a fair spell away? Our series is Sidekick and Better Half. I titled this talk, Get the Point. Before we begin, I’ll open in prayer. Father, thank You for Your vivid people who wage war if needed or sit quiet in prayer, listening to Your soft voice. Help us to learn from their lives as we strengthen our walk with You. In Jesus’ name Amen. Today we learn from two women. Opposites in so numerous ways, but the same passion and courage run in their veins. The Bible doesn’t place these two individuals together at the same location but near enough to be fighting the same enemy. The book of Judges, where we find our characters, is all about the cycle of struggle: oppression, a cry out to the Lord, an overcoming judge, followed by faith and obedience for a time. Our specific judge is a unique woman in Judges 4-5. A woman of God, named Deborah. She sat under trees...