Right In Their Own Eyes

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Today’s Passage – Judges 20 – 21 (Click on the references to listen to the audio – Click here to view the passage from Blue Letter Bible)

(Second Milers also read – Revelation 4 – 6;  Proverbs 27Psalms 131 – 135)

Listen to this morning’s Scripture song –  Psalm 89:1

Read the “0327 Evening and Morning” devotion for today, by the late Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” – (Judges 21:25)

“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.” (Proverbs 12:15)

I hope that you are taking the time to carefully read these chapters in the Book of Judges. If you have, then you have noticed that there certainly is a lot of wierd stuff going on here in these passages; and you may be wondering if God is putting His stamp of approval on all that was happening. He certainly is not. The Bible here is merely recording honestly the condition of God’s people as they really were in this time period. They have certainly gone a long way away from the will of God. The concluding verse (above) to the Book of Judges seems to sum it all up: “every man did that which was right in his own eyes”. They could have sang the Frank Sinatra song, “I Did It My Way”. There was no earthly king, but the real problem was that they stopped submitting to the kingship of God. Israel was in a mess morally, and they had forsaken the system of worship that God had instituted for them as they wandered in the wilderness.

We can see this same problem in our country today. Our nation used to instill Biblical principles into the lives of her citizens. A lost heathen of 100 years ago knew more about the Bible, and could quote more verses than the average Christian can today. We are a Bible illiterate society, and the dearth of the Word of God is manifesting itself in every area of our society. We are in a mess here in America. We call “right” wrong, and “wrong” right. We tolerate, condone, and even support the vilest immorality imaginable; and it is getting worse by the day. As a nation, we know precious little about the Person of God, let alone the Principles of His Word. We need to have an awakening like the children of Israel had in these chapters in the Book of Judges. Maybe God will have to shake our world a little bit more in judgment in order to get us to wake up.

I hate to say this, but the problem is also huge within our fundamental churches. It amazes me that people will come to church; listen to the Word of God as it is preached, and sometimes even nod their heads or say “Amen” in agreement; and then go out into their lives, and do the opposite of what God just instructed. And the crazy thing is, they don’t even realize that they are doing it. We need to wake up. We need God to shake us back into an awareness of our utter dependence upon Him. We need to follow the Word of God wholly, and allow the Spirit of God to guide us into all truth.

The nation of Israel entered into the land of Canaan with full intention to live according to the will of God for the rest of their existence. If you were to somehow show them how far away they would get, they would think it absurd; but slowly, and very gradually they moved further and further away from the truth. Christians, we are doing the same thing; and it is happening so gradually that we do not even notice it. Let’s get back to the basics of loving God, winning souls, and living in and by His Word.

 


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C Stahl
C Stahl
4 years ago

Lord help me and help our nation. Great post. Thank you Preacher. Amen.

Debbie L.
Debbie L.
4 years ago

Lord, help me to wake up & pay attention & follow you more closely. Thanks Preacher. Good stuff.

Cindy Erickson
Cindy Erickson
4 years ago

The world is a little (or should I say,” a lot” shaken) right now. Perfect time to look to the Lord to get us through this!

Ed D.
Ed D.
2 years ago

the frog in the pot is true for us as Christians, sad but true, amen to the post.

Gary Geiger
Gary Geiger
2 years ago

Amen

Bob Fenton
Bob Fenton
2 years ago

Amen Pastor.Thank you for the whole truth and nothing but the truth.like the post.

Gary Geiger
Gary Geiger
1 year ago

I don’t want to live in anarchy, I want to live by the truth of God’s word. Help me Lord to be that man.

Desiree Ann Jones
Desiree Ann Jones
1 year ago

lord help me to learn gods word and how we can apply it to everyday life. because applying the word of god is very important along with the power of prayer. we need prayer. we need to listen to god and follow god. through his footsteps to become a leader. and learn the bible and give up our sacrifices for the lord. we need to read the bible everyday. and get into gods word.

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