Judges

Much of Judges is centered around leadership in the land. We read of Gideon, who tested God, and yet was a coward, a very reluctant hero. We read of Samson and his demise. He had the strength of an army, and yet gave in to temptation. The price of his haircut was costly. He lost his vision. He lost his productivity. He lost his anointing. He lost his ability to discern. Ultimately, he lost his life. His strength returned when his hair did...but the loss was already evident.

The key verse that sums up Judges is the last verse of the book, 21:25, "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." When there is no vision, where there is no leadership, the people perish. True in biblical times, and it is still true today. There needs to be a standard, a measuring stick to compare what is right and wrong. If there is no king in our lives, we are tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine. I thank God for my mighty King that leads in me through the valleys, over the mountains and across the deserts. I don't want to do what is right in my eyes...they are often blinded by the sin that so easily entangles me. Jesus is able to lead though...lead me to the everlasting Kingdom by the train of his triumph!