Whats going on? the Philistines asked. Whats all the shouting about in the Hebrew camp? When they were told it was because the Ark of the Lord had arrived, they panicked. The gods have come into their camp! they cried. This is a disaster! We have never had to face anything like this before! (1 Samuel 4:6-7) Spiritual victories come only from alive and active faith. The Philistines were afraid because they remembered stories about Gods intervention for Israel when they left Egypt. But Israel had turned away from God and was clinging to only a form of godliness, a symbol of former victories. People (and churches) often try to live on the memories of Gods blessings. The Israelites wrongly assumed that because God had given them victory in the past, he would do it again, even though they had strayed far from him. Today, as in Bible times, spiritual victories come through a continually renewed relationship with God. Dont live off the past. Keep your relationship with God new and fresh.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 10:51:46 +0000
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