Judges 20:11  So all the Israelites were completely united, and they gathered together to attack the town. (NLT)

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Unity is not always the best arrangement for the proper outcome. 

Everyone who was united in this situation pursued a pathway leading to devastation and destruction. The bottom line of their Unity Day campaign is found in 21:25:

In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.

“So all the Israelites were completely united.” 

“All the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.” 

How can both statements be true? 

It appears the whole nation had walked off and left God like Samson did. (See Judges 16:19, 20.)

In neglecting God’s Way, the people of the day found their own way and followed it to every destructive place it led. Read this chapter and the next and see how many lay along this path dead. 

There is a better way. 

Adventure? Oh my, Yes!

Danger? Of the heart-pounding variety.

God’s protection, provision, and purpose? Yes, yes, and of course, yes.

There is even a quiet place of rest and restoration. 

Where do we find this danger and delight? Psalm 23 tells us it’s a daily deal that leads us on into forever. Check it and see. 

The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) echoes and amplifies the truths King David set in writing nearly three thousand years ago. Truth stands the test of time and every step of our lives. 

Instead of uniting with a crowd shaped by a rapidly deteriorating morality, unite with our God who always and forever seeks our highest and best. He is our King every day. He wants us to see things his way. His Way is the Right Way, the True Way, and the Life Way.

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I will walk with God all along his way.

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Our Father, I choose to unite my mind, will, and emotions with yours. I choose to walk your way. I choose to do what is right in your eyes. Empower me to live in this way today and every day. Amen.