When a Nation Forgets God | Judges 18:30-31

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Our text today is Judges 18:30-31.

And the people of Dan set up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. So they set up Micah's carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh. — Judges 18:30-31

The tribe of Dan ends their story with idols, not inheritance. They set up a fake priesthood, a false religion, and call it “faith.” It looked spiritual—but it was hollow. Everything they built was founded on force, not faith; ritual, not repentance.

What began as one man’s compromise became a tribe’s tradition—and a nation’s decay.

And that’s exactly where we stand today. We’ve kept the symbols of faith but lost the substance. We sing about Jesus but live as if His Word no longer defines truth. We’ve traded repentance for relevance and holiness for acceptance.

The signs are flashing, and time is running short. Our culture isn’t collapsing because evil is stronger—it’s collapsing because truth is weaker. The light has dimmed. The Church has grown quiet. We’ve learned to tolerate what we should confront and bless what we should repent of.

But this is not the time to coast. It’s time to come back. Not next year. Not after things “settle down.”
Now.

Because a nation that forgets God doesn’t lose Him overnight—it loses Him one compromise at a time. The tribe of Dan thought they secured their future, but they only secured their judgment. And if we keep drifting from the truth, we’ll do the same.

God is calling His people.

It’s time to return to the Lord while there’s still time.

ASK THIS:

1. What signs of drift do you see in your own heart or church?
2. How can you personally help call others back to truth?
3. What step of repentance could you take today?

DO THIS:

• Pray daily this week for revival—in your heart, home, and church.
• Speak truth where others have grown silent.

PRAY THIS:

Lord, wake us up. Stir Your people to repent, return, and rebuild on truth. Let revival start in me—and spread before it’s too late. Amen.

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“Revive Us Again.”