Day 37 - March 11/09

Judges 17, 18

There is no judge or king over Israel, and the people do as they wish. This seems to be a growing theme. Micah builds a shrine with a silver idol and other worshipful things and hires a Levite to be his priest. An army from the tribe of Dan passes through, steals the idols and the priest, and take over some nearby land.

The Israelites at this point are greedy and completely not God-centered. They've probably heard oral stories of what He's done, but they don't live for Him. They worship anything they can get their hands on.

Sometimes I fall victim to paying more attention to certain things than to God. I don't want to continue making that mistake.

God, please help me to focus on you and to always have you at the center of everything I do. Thank you.
Amen.