Church was so wonderful last night. It is always wonderful. We are working through the book of Judges. We started chapter 17 last night. Samson died in the previous chapter and we are now introduced to Micah. Micah stole from his mother. He later returned her silver for fear of her curse, not for fear of the Lord. They used a portion of the silver to make a graven image as the mother said she had wholly dedicated the silver to the Lord. Verse six then says, "In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes." The mother did what she thought to be acceptable. We know that God abhors false idols and would not want her to make one.


We have to be very careful not to use the world's standards to live by. Our hearts and eyes are deceptive. The rejection of God's authority is the main problem in the world. We often look to man's authority and measure our behavior and beliefs. We should use God's standard to choose music, activites, clothes and behavior. Colossians 3:23 says, "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men."

Just a little picture of our sparkly living room all ready for Christmas. I added a few more things to the mantel after I took this picture.