Judges 19-21, Proverbs 19:15-29

What God said to me – When there is no king, everyone does what is right in their own eyes.  That is what is wrong with the world today.  They do not honor Me as king, so they go their own way and don’t seek Me.  They have gone their own way so long that they no longer desire Me or believe “I AM” king.  This is a danger for believers too.  If you don’t acknowledge Me as king and follow Me as king, then you go your own way and do what seems right to you rather than what I direct.

Judges 16-18, Proverbs 19:1-14

What God said to me – You must learn to evaluate your life in My eyes, not by what seems right to you.  Don’t justify your actions so you can keep doing them.  Don’t try to spiritualize them.  Be honest before Me.  Seek My direction and then follow it.  Look at the Danites who set up a place to worship with an idol and their own priests even though My house and priests were in Shiloh.  They rationalized their worship as being acceptable because it was convenient.  Following Me may mean you must sacrifice convenience for obedience.  In the end though it is the difference in hearing My condemnation or My saying “well done My good and faithful servant.”

Judges 13-15, Proverbs 18

What God said to me – You must learn not to jump to conclusions as to what you are to do when you encounter an opportunity or difficult circumstances.  Just because it seems good on the surface doesn’t mean I want you to pursue it and conversely, just because it is unclear or seems bad doesn’t mean I’m telling you stop.  You must learn to seek Me in all things.  Don’t live your life based on open doors or closed doors or feelings.  Seek Me. Ask My direction.  I will not lead you astray.  Seek Me.  Follow Me.  Obey Me.  Trust Me.