- Judges 18 Daily DEVO Then the people of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home. Judges 18:26 – Micah saw how weak he was. Sounds simple and seems like and obvious statement when you have one guy against 600 armed soldiers. There though is another layer you need to see. Micah, now that his household gods were taken away and his set up for religion gone, found himself powerless against his enemy. Yet how often do you see in scripture that an enemy “took God” away from His people like we see Micah’s gods being taken away from him? Never. Know this, God is never going to leave you and never can be taken away from you by any enemy. His power will always be with you and He will always be by your side as you are fighting for Him. This is the value of having the real God as your God rather than some creation that you made be what you place your hope and life in. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 598
- And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?” Judges 18:19 – Why are you moving? What is the reasoning behind the move you’re thinking about making? Have you invested anytime seeking out God’s direction in this move? Here the Levite didn’t even hesitate but jumped on the idea of going with the army. This would mean more money and position for him. He never once sought God’s lead on it. I don’t know what decision lies in front you but first have you sought out God’s direction on it? Now what are the motivating factors behind the change? Are they for sinful, selfish reasons or because you see this as an open door for the Gospel to be better shared? Sometimes the calling is to stay, yet making a move is sometimes the very thing God is calling you to do as well. Just make sure you are moving for the right reasons and have sought God’s lead on it before taking any steps forward. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1801
- And he said, “You take my gods that I made and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, ‘What is the matter with you?’” Judges 18:24 – The tribe of Dan comes by the house of Micah and steals the silver idol that he had made, along with all the other idols and the Levite that was his resident priest. For Micah, this would have been losing his entire system of belief for every one of his gods were taken from him and he had no way of rescuing them back. How depressing would it be if we too had such a thing happen to us! Thankfully, if our God is the one true God, we never have to fear something like what happened to Micah taking place in our story. Our God will never leave nor forsake us. Jesus will remain our High Priest for all eternity. Nothing can separate us from the love of our God. Scripture is clear that our God is nothing like the idol of silver that can’t speak, hear, or do anything for its followers. Our God is alive, our God is holy, and our God will never be able to be taken away from us. Be sure then that the God you are serving and giving your life to today is the Lord. While maybe not idols of silver, our culture today has so many idols they are centering their lives around. Be wiser than this and place your faith in the God that never leaves, for why give yourself to something that can be taken from you? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2874
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