#soap # Judges 18 ## Title: What Are You Setting Up to Last? ## Scripture: (Judges 18:31) “They worshiped Micah’s carved image the whole time God’s authorized shrine was in Shiloh.” (NET) ## Observation: There are many things to take away from this chapter, and most of them are warnings. One of them is the last verse. It talks about how this bad day set up a bad tradition that lasted for hundreds of years. My family has a lot of silly traditions that we do around the holidays. Some of them are intended to create memories that will hopefully last. However, there are some things we do that will likely also create lasting memories that we do not realize yet. We have to be careful when we do things because we do not know what traditions we may create. The tribe of Dan created a tradition of worshiping these idols. Was this their plan? Likely not. This is why we have to be careful. Are we setting ourselves up for success or failure based on our actions today? ## Application: Do the right thing, not just for today, but to bring hope to tomorrow. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for leading us daily to follow You more closely.