What does God’s family look like in these last chapters of Judges? Rape, murder, callous indifference and finally, civil war.
The writer of Judges ends his book with the declaration: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did was right in their own eyes” (Judges 21:25).
God would give the people a king – but the true King would not come until the time was ready for God’s Kingdom to be established on earth.
Jesus comes and with Him comes the Kingdom!
Jesus teaches the disciples to pray in Luke 11…
“Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread,
and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
What does God’s family look like today? Unfortunately, we don’t look very different than the people of the Judges. We are sinners in desperate need of forgiveness. But! We are sinners saved by God’s grace!
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