Summary: Even with the best of intentions, the human heart always defaults toward pride. We take far too much credit for our success while overlooking God’s blessing in our lives. Beginning in Judges chapter 8, we see how Gideon’s victory as a warrior began to inflate his ego. Rather than giving glory to God, he chose to act like a king who deserved special treatment. In a real sense, Gideon manufactured his own “broken savior.”
