1 Samuel 7:12...
That passage initiates the idea of an Ebenezer.
The original Ebenezer was a rock that Samuel set up after God had delivered them from the
Philistines. It was the kind of victory that had been completely unexpected. It was the kind of victory that took its meaning away from the fact that God had rescued them after they had cried out to him.
That victory was something that Samuel did not want Israel to forget...hence the Ebenezer. It was a reminder that God helped Israel.
In Future days...and future battles, that rock would remind them that God had helped before and that he could help them again.
After first learning of this passage, I felt the need to practice the Art of recording the movements of God in my life--I want to celebrate the victories that he gives to me so that I will have confidence in him next time that I face fear or doubt.
So...this blog is the place where I can do that...
I look at my own life--and the movements (and teachings) of God within it, and I examine the lives of people within history and within the Bible and celebrate their victories as well!
Thus far the Lord has Helped ME!
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