A Reliable Ruler
Bible Reading Today: Judges 16-18
Judges 18:19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
So much chaos & turmoil was taking place in Israel at this time in our reading-the reason? No reliable ruler was in place! We have just come out of the devastating story of Samson, and now a priest & Levite who was supposed to be devout unto God is being tossed from one bad situation to another. The sad thing is, we can see the desperation of the people. They are crying out for a father and a priest, but they fail to cry out to God, the true Father & Priest, to appoint one for them! This Levite was a long way from home & out of place, allowing idol worship to be excused! Even the priest needed a check-up, as we all do! God can fill the voids & gaps in our lives better than any leader on earth, but still He desires us to have structure & leadership in this life, too! It's important to pray for those in authority in our country to make sound, Godly decisions! That way, a country in chaos can become a country in communion with God! One nation under God!!
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