1 Samuel 6-7: Thus Far the Lord Has Helped Us

Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far has the LORD helped us.” - 1 Sam. 7:12 NIV

What more can be said?  Thus far the Lord has helped us.  Thus far, God has been faithful.  Thus far, God has answered our prayers.  Perhaps not in the way we envisioned, but he has answered our prayers.  He has always been there when we call.  He has not failed us although we have failed him many times.  He has been faithful when we have not.  He has reached out to us when we have turned our backs and tried to make it on our own.  He waits on us to make the move.  He waits and he waits and he waits.  Like the Cole Porter song, most of us would say to God that we have been 'Always True to You in My Fashion', while God's faithfulness has no limits.  Whenever we call on him he will answer.  Perhaps we all need to raise our Ebenezer: set that stone, raise the flag, or plant a stake in the sand that says 'thus far the Lord has helped us' so that we will never forget that his faithfulness is not like ours.

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