Please read 1 Samuel 4.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/1sa/4/1/s_240001
Meditate on verse 3.
When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said,
“Why has the LORD defeated us
today before the Philistines?
Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the
LORD,
that it may come among us and
deliver us from the power of our enemies.”
In an attempt to turn the tide of the battle against the
Philistines, the Israelites took the ark of the covenant out of the tabernacle
hoping it would deliver them from their enemies. Instead of trusting the LORD
to deliver them, they trusted in a religious object. God was not pleased; He
let the Philistines kill 30,000 Israelite soldiers and steal the ark.
Beware not to give people or things credit for taking care
of you; the credit belongs to the LORD. Ask Him to intervene in everything that
is happening in your life. God loves it when you totally rely on Him to
accomplish what concerns you (Psalm 138:8).
Pray the opposite of 1 Samuel 4:22 over yourself and those
for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, do not let Your glory depart from _________ and me.
Because You are in our midst, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the
WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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