Judges 19

Sometimes it is our lot, in consecutive reading to happen upon the more sordid topics of scripture and Judges 19 is certainly that. What debauchery and how our depravity wants to wade in the slough of despicable nature in one way or the other. Either we engage the sordid thought and linger there to our shame and ill profit or we judge those who do. Both are just as dangerous to the soul and the behavior.

I love to remember the grace of God and rejoice that He has saved me and remember the redemption of others in scripture and how they also processed these debauched seasons of history. Ie.In the book of Ruth, I love the sentiments of the women as they blessed her. God is the only difference between us and your people. The believers will always know that. God allows us in His mercy to see this with Israel in Judges 19-

Are we different from Sodom? Are we different from Moab? Who we are taught to despise as dogs? This shows that but for the mercy of God, debauchery of every account is more rampant among us than we know. No sooner is the word penned that they are doing what is right in their own eyes that they are fallen in total depravity of behavior. Ruth’s women said the Lord Bless you like Tamar. Redeemed inspite of what people will say about you. They have labels that they put upon us as women for our heritage, but only God is the strength of my life and my portion forever” May God cleanse and redeem you that you would be among the matriarchs for the distance that you have come and your deep love for our sister. All that seems in their blessing of her. We don’t see your skin and your difference we only see that God has touched you and that is enough for us. Shame on the time of the judges, but may we be always knowing that lack of respect for the means of restraint can cause a swift social decline and prayer and crying women have oft been the means God has used to clean up the pits where we’ve fallen.