Today's Passage: Judges 17-18
The key to this passage of scripture is found in 18:1: "In those days Israel had no king." They had no one to tell them what was right and what was wrong. They didn't have the discipline or the fortitude to do the right thing by themselves. Given over to their selfish desires, they did things like steal from their mothers, build their own household Gods, hire priests to serve their houses, and destroy peaceful and unsuspecting people. It seems that this passage, like those around it, reflect Israel in a state of chaos...following their own desires without regard for the consequences.
I don't know about you, but when I give into my own desires, bad things happen. When I live like there's no king...no consequences, no leadership...life turns into a state of chaos. I need the King to give my life purpose and meaning, to keep me in check when I begin to wander off the path of righteousness. I need Jesus in my life so that I will be more like him and less like my selfish self!
The Israelites would soon get an earthy king...and that works for a while, but leads back to this life of chaos. It would take a heavenly king in Jesus Christ to show the world how to live. Thank you, Jesus, for bringing perfect peace where there once whas chaos!
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