He Worshiped

The Scripture is so succinct in explaining Gideon's reaction to hearing the Midianite warrior interpret the dream of his friend. Gideon realizes that God has given the man a dream and that the dream will come true; through him. One would expect this verse to say, "As soon as Gideon heard he ran back to prepare the men for attack." Instead, as soon as Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation he worshiped. Pretty cool. He praised God for revealing what he was going to do THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE, and he worshiped. Our inclination when we receive a blessing from God is to run off with the blessing. The lesson for us here is to worship BEFORE we take advantage of the blessing.