1Sm 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
Since the beginning of 2009 I have not only experienced financial hardship but also the timely provision of the Lord. Let me memorialize each provision of God and call it Ebenezer.
1Sm 4:22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
Eli let the word of the Lord fall to the ground. Later the ark of God was taken by the Philistines and the glory of God departed from Israel.
The ark of God represents the presence of God and I feel and sense God's presence in my life when I read and receive His words.
It is already the last day of March. May I cleave to the word of God today. May He have mercy on me and my family that I may not be like Eli.
1Sm 3:19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
My God speaks to me each moment. Let me receive his words to my heart and obey them.
Josh 9:14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
How often I make the same mistake! The Lord is so near for me to ask his counsel.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;
[Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Deu 30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 30:12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 30:13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 30:14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Praise the Lord! God's word is very nigh unto me, in my mouth and in my heart, so that I may obey it.
What does it mean that the word is in my mouth? It must mean that I should read the word aloud, recite it and speak it to others.
God's word is not only in my heart but it should be in my mouth as well.
Deu 30:6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
When I was saved, my heart was circumsized to love the Lord my God with all my heart and with all my soul. As I get older, I realize more that my God deserves all my love and the world deserves none.
May I love my Lord with all my heart and soul today.
Deu 14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
With all the financial difficulties and worries, how can I tithe? God knows better than me about my situations and yet this is His command. May I not hide behind my wife but obey my God.
