God Save Us
“And when the people had come into the camp,
the elders of Israel said, ‘Why has the LORD defeated us today before the
Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the
covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may
save us from the hand of our enemies.” 1
Sam. 4:3
In chapter 4 of 1 Samuel, the Israelites take on the Philistines
in battle, and lose. After the loss, the
elders blame the defeat on the Lord! The elders were placing their hope in a box! They were not placing their faith in the
presence of God, as they failed to mention God.
They had lost sight of the significance of the Ark, which contained the
presence of God. Rather, they only saw
the ark itself and thought it could be their rescue.
How many times have we taken an action on our own, been defeated,
and then blamed God? How many times have we tried to rely on
yesterday’s presence of God when we are facing today’s situations? How often have we tried to battle back
after defeats through works that had little or no focus on the Lord? It is only when recognize the presence of
God, and seek Him, that we are victorious.
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