King jesus

Judges 21:25

The book of Judges details a period of Israel’s history where a cyclical pattern is repeated.  Instead of a King ruling over the people, God appointed judges over the land to settle disputes.  However, because the Israelites had not dealt with the other inhabitants of the land and their false gods, they would fall away from the true God and serve idols.  This would lead to them being oppressed and plundered by other tribes.  God would then raise up a judge to deliver them and the people would repent.  However, it would not be long before the judge died, and the people would return to evil until they once again were conquered.  Unfortunately, this problem can still persist today.  Often those professing Christianity can live in sin and darkness.  When their sin ensnares them, they run back to Jesus for deliverance.  However, it isn’t long before they once again fall prey to the temptations of this world. 
In the time of Judges, the Bible says that because there was no King, “everyone did as they saw fit.”  Left to our own fleshly desires, humans can come up with a form of religion and morality that suits their own purposes.  It is easy to rationalize and excuse our own lifestyle.  In reality, we have set ourselves as King or Queen of our own lives.  We do as we see fit.  Only in times of need and distress does the need for a savior become evident.
The call of Jesus is a call to death and re-birth.  We die to the world and our own desires and are re-born to the Spirit of God and everlasting life.  The Christ follower no longer serves him or herself, but serves the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom that is from generation to generation, a kingdom that shall never pass away!  The mark of a Christian is not attending service, saying a prayer one time, or following a set of rules and regulations.  It is a true surrender.  It is giving our life to Jesus fresh every day.  Today may you live as a servant of the one true King!