This Is Your Day

"And Deborah said unto Barak, 'Up; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand....'"

Judges 4: 14

King James Version

       This Is Your Day"

"Nobody makes a greater mistake than (she) who does nothing because (she) could only do a little."

Edmund Burke

What is the 'Sisera' in my life that I need to be delivered from?

Today, do I hear God telling me, "__(Your Name)____, up! I have delivered 'Sisera' into your hands?"

The Power of Song

“On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song…” — Judges 5:1

This Torah portion for this week, Beshalach, is from Exodus 13:7–17:16 and Judges 4:4–5:31.
The Haftorah for the Torah portion of Beshalach is taken from the book of Judges and tells us the memorable story about two biblical heroines — Deborah and Jael. Deborah was a prophetess and the leader of Israel. She was commanded by God to defeat the armies of Jabin and their General Sisera through her own second-in-command, Barak.

After Barak insisted that Deborah accompany him on the battlefield, the two defeated the enemy armies and only the enemy general, Sisera, escaped on foot. Sisera took refuge in the home of someone he considered an ally and friend, Jael. But instead, Jael chose to help Israel and killed Sisera in his sleep. The war was won, the enemy completely vanquished, and Deborah celebrated victory.