Judges 21:25 "In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes."
We live in a culture where doing what you believe to be correct is acceptable even if it is morally and ethically wrong. The saying is, "what is right for you is not necessarily right for me." This no more evident than in girls who have a list of seven guys that could be the father of their child.
The very fact that sleeping with a different guy every night and not using protection is OK verifies this verse. I can go on and on about the things we allow to happen because now it is acceptable. The worst part about it is these norms and morals did not just appear overnight. This has been building since the free-spirited, free love 1960s. We are two generations removed from that decade and we are paying the price for it now. The generation that is coming up now will be worse than the one before it.
The question remains, what now? As dismal as the period of the judges was, we have a story of hope and redemption within that setting. This is the story of Ruth, a beautiful love story about Boaz redeeming his love, Ruth. As dismal and bleak as our world is today we have hope and redemption found in the greatest love story that is continuing to be written, the love between Creator and creation.
Romans 12:2 tells us not to be conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds by Christ. This is only possible because of his love displayed on a cross some 1,980 years ago. When we stop running after our desires and run to Christ our hearts are forever changed. Our minds start transforming to the will of God in our lives. We want to live for Christ and not this world. So do not do what is right in your eyes, do what is right for God and his glory.
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