DECEMBER 2, Judges 21:25

You may be surprised to see that today’s text is the last verse of the last chapter of the Book of Judges. That’s not a mistake; that’s exactly what we want to focus on. In those days when there were no kings in Israel, every man did that which was right in his own eyes. This means many of them were self-centred and living lives of sin as there was little law and order.

Think about a daily occurrence in today’s context – the roads of Singapore. Imagine for a minute there were no traffic lights. What do you think would happen on the roads? Complete chaos and confusion! There’d be cars and buses colliding and drivers would be sounding their horns at each other. Instead of stopping at what may have been “Stop” signs, drivers would proceed. The end result? People would be hurt, vehicles would crash, everyone would be unhappy with everybody. In a way, the time of Judges was like that – they were selfish and just did what they thought was right for them.

In today’s world, it may seem like many also live like people in the time of the Judges. Many in the world do not obey laws, especially the laws of God. But today’s lesson is not about them, it is about you.

Think about these questions:

Do you live according to God’s law?
Or do you live according to what you like and don’t like?
Or do you follow your own thinking?
Do you follow what is in the Bible?
How is your QT?

Dear child, take time to do your QT everyday and you’d see how the Lord can change and strengthen you through His wonderful Word of truth!

Thought: It is best to live according to God’s Laws.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to live my life according to Your Word. I know it’s not easy to obey You all the way but I also know it would be easier if I pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help me. So give me the strength, Father in heaven. This is my prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen.