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Sunday November 2
"David took the head of the Philistines and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent." 1 Samuel 17:54 NKJV
Each time David saw Goliath's armor hanging in his tent, it was a sacred reminder of God's faithfulness to him and of God's power that was available to him. The word remember recurs almost250 times in Scripture. And there is a reason why. We tend to remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. That's why God is always telling us to build altars to make memorials. Jacob built an altar at Bethel, where God gave him a life-changing dream (See Ge 28:18-22). The Israelites took twelve stones from the river Jordan and used them to build a miracle altar in Gilgal, reminding them of how God miraculously parted the waters for them (See Jos 4:20-24). Samuel built a victory altar at Mizpah called "Ebenezer" after God answered his prayer and marshaled the forces of nature to supernaturally defeat the Philistines (See 1Sa 7:12). Without sacred reminders, we could forget the spiritual lessons we have learned along the way. The Bible records the literal weight of Goliath's armor: 125 pounds, 15 ounces. Every time David took down his tent and pitched it somewhere else, the armor went with him. Why? Because it doubled as a daily reminder of God's faithfulness to him. It was also a great confidence builder. Whatever the future held, David knew that with God's help he could handle it. There are two lessons here: First, if Goddid it for David, He will do it for you. Second, if God did it before, He can do it again.
Sunday November 2
"David took the head of the Philistines and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent." 1 Samuel 17:54 NKJV
Each time David saw Goliath's armor hanging in his tent, it was a sacred reminder of God's faithfulness to him and of God's power that was available to him. The word remember recurs almost250 times in Scripture. And there is a reason why. We tend to remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. That's why God is always telling us to build altars to make memorials. Jacob built an altar at Bethel, where God gave him a life-changing dream (See Ge 28:18-22). The Israelites took twelve stones from the river Jordan and used them to build a miracle altar in Gilgal, reminding them of how God miraculously parted the waters for them (See Jos 4:20-24). Samuel built a victory altar at Mizpah called "Ebenezer" after God answered his prayer and marshaled the forces of nature to supernaturally defeat the Philistines (See 1Sa 7:12). Without sacred reminders, we could forget the spiritual lessons we have learned along the way. The Bible records the literal weight of Goliath's armor: 125 pounds, 15 ounces. Every time David took down his tent and pitched it somewhere else, the armor went with him. Why? Because it doubled as a daily reminder of God's faithfulness to him. It was also a great confidence builder. Whatever the future held, David knew that with God's help he could handle it. There are two lessons here: First, if Goddid it for David, He will do it for you. Second, if God did it before, He can do it again.
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