Judges: Wicked People, Gracious God
The News makes the world look like an awful place, full of murder, adultery & evil. The book of Judges makes the News look good. Judges plots the descent of Israel into a spiralling cycle of idolatry, sin & disregard for the God who rescued them from Egypt. Judges is dark, it’s uncomfortable, it’s humanity at its worst.
But God’s light shines in the darkness & God’s grace is on display.
‘The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord… The anger of the Lord burned against Israel… But when they cried out to the Lord, He raised up for them a deliverer…’ (Judges 3:7-9)
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We love God by worshipping him his way – worshipping him any other way is deeply insulting and deeply unsatisfying.
We want a New Home for the next generations because God's plans outlive us.
We want a New Home to be and become lifelong disciples because God’s plan is we’d be & become lifelong disciples.