Doing what is right in your own eyes

“Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes”. - Deuteronomy 12v8

Moses gave a commentary on the way of life of the people as they prepared to enter the land. “When you go over, do not do like you are doing now, where every man does that which is right in his own eyes.

“Doing what is right in your own eyes” has been a common problem for man all though his history. It caused a disastrous series of events during the time of the Judges. The nation when through several cycles of sin – the people fell into sin, they spent a time of supplication where they begged God for help, God sent a saviour, then there was a time of silence. This happened over and over as man continued to do what was right in his own eyes (Judges 17v6).

It is clear that we leave in a “everyman doing what is right in his own eyes” world today. Men have chosen to ignore God and His word and do things his own way. It is a clear recipe for disaster. Man’s way, or our own way. Which is best?