They Commemorated their Victory (1 Samuel 7:12)

5/3/2010 10:16 AM

 

SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

My Worship Time                              Focus:  They commemorated their victory

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                        Reference:  1 Samuel 7:12

 

            Message of the verses:  “12  Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the LORD has helped us.’”

            The word Ebenezer means a stone of help. 

            Since the Lord called Abram to begin the nation of Israel they have been setting up stones to commemorate an event that was significant and so this was not something that had not been done before.  Dr. Wiersbe writes in his commentary that J. Hudson Taylor who founded the China Inland Mission would put a place on each of the places of his residence these words, “Ebenezer—Jehovah Jireh” which means the following, “The Lord has helped us to this point, and He will see to it from now on.” 

            There is a stone of standing in front of the church that I have attended since 1978, and the stone was placed there in September of 2004, but I really wonder if anyone at this time remembers why it was place there.

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  It is always good to look back on my life and see how the Lord has worked things out, for in doing this I can have confidence that He will continue to work in my life similar to what J. Hudson Taylor did when he put the plaques on the houses that he lived in while in China.

 

My Steps of Faith for Today:

 

1. Continue to trust the Lord in all that He will do in order to bring honor and glory to Himself through me.
2. That the Lord would bless us with safety and with a fine running car as we travel home to Ohio today.

 

5/3/2010 10:33 AM