Tuesday; June 11
One of the more interesting books in the Old Testament is Judges. Not only is it full of very colorful stories, it provides us with an interesting look at life. Basically, the story told in Judges is simple: God’s people practice evil … God sends a hardship on them … the people repent … God sends them a deliverer … they clean up their act for a while … then, God’s people practice evil … God sends a hardship on them, etc. From a historic perspective, it seems pretty plain that the Israelites could have avoided a lot of heartache if they would have just done what was right in God’s sight; but they didn’t – so the merry-go-round kept spinning. As I thought about this the other day, I was reminded of another passage of scripture that states, “For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools …” (Romans 1:21-22). Does this sound familia