Title: Help Us
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He helped us (1 Samuel 7:12-14)
One day left in 2009. Now there are only two days left to look at the 2009 calendar with interest. Every year around this time, people say that it was eventful. But if you think about it, is there a time in your life that wasn't eventful? Jacob looked back on his life in front of Pharaoh, and I lived a bad time. and confessed. Life in the world is harsh. There are very few people who have lived in peace in this world. What is important is how you overcame those tough times, how much faith you received, and how positively you lived. As a result, there are people who live with a smile even in difficult times, and there are people who live with a sense of worth even in those difficult times.
He received what an ordinary person could never receive by grace. His whole life is by the grace of God. Looking at it that way, he is a happy person. A person who sees everything as God's grace This is a happy person. We have lived through 363 days of 2009. Are you tired of the days of your life? Or are the days I've lived through God's grace?
Today's Bible text looks at Israel's total settlement before God. The people of Israel, who left God and lived their own way, miss God. I've been living my life in my own way, but the days I've been living have not been peaceful. He was constantly attacked by the Philistines, so he was always in unrest, and in the end, even the ark of God was taken. For Israel, it has reached the point of being put to shame.
God saves Israel. Wherever the ark of God went, the gods of the shrine fell down in the Philistine village, and poisonous poisons developed, and all the people died. The entire Philistine village was terrified, and the Philistines, who could not bear it, sent the ark of God back to Israel and brought it to the house of Abinadab, who lived on the mountain, and then the Philistines and Israel were at peace. Only then will people seek God again. Samuel gathers these people at Mizpah, prays for them, and repents. Hearing that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the Philistines attacked, but by God's grace they defeated them without any problem, and a stone was erected between Mizpah and Shen to commemorate their victory. said you helped
Here we must learn the secret of receiving God's help. 1. We must gather 2. We must cast away idols. 3. We must repent. 4. We must pray. So, the result obtained is 1. God helps us to win. 2. Enemies will never come again. 3. Peace comes. God helped us. God will help again. The problem is that we have to prepare a vessel in which God can help. What is that bowl?
1. to gather.
2. We must abandon idols.
3. You must account.
Then said through the prophet Isaiah, "The Lord's hand is not so short that it cannot save, nor is his ear dull that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you. so that you will not hear me. (Isaiah 59:1-2)” he said. Then you must repent to receive grace. If you repent, God will be with you. I believe that the God who protected Israel will also protect me in 2010.
4. We must pray.
What did you do together? They worshiped God by offering sacrifices, and cried out and prayed without ceasing. When they heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the Philistines attacked. Crisis. There is no way to win a war. But there is a way. “He said to Samuel, “Call to the LORD our God for us without ceasing, that he may deliver us from the hand of the Philistines. Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered a whole burnt offering to the LORD, and he cried out to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him” (8-9). Hallelujah.
Prayer is like a lifeline. Giving up prayer is like laying down a lifeline. Therefore, prayer should not be interrupted. Do you believe in the events of the Bible that were overcome through prayer? If so, please pray. We believe that you can overcome any risk that comes into your life. God will surely win. We gathered together, threw away all idols, repented, worshiped, and cried out to God, and God answered. What was your response?
1. God helped us win.
You saved me from crisis. “As Samuel was offering the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to fight against Israel, and on that day the LORD sent a great thunder to the Philistines, and they disturbed them, and they were defeated before Israel.” (10)
Dear brothers and sisters, in the new year, don't try to overcome with your own strength, but I hope you will receive God's help. I believe that when God helps me, I will surely win.
2. Block the enemies so they can't get in again.
“Then the Philistines gave in, and came no more into the territory of Israel; and the hand of the Lord stopped the Philistines all the days of Samuel’s life.” (13) Who will be responsible for my whole life? Who can protect the year 2010? What skills do I have? Can you stop it with the wisdom you have? God must stop it. Only when God blocks them, they come in one way and then run away in seven ways. The devil comes in silently. With the power of darkness, the forces of darkness are brought in. It is the devil who makes me wrong, makes me unfair, and leads me to death. But who will stop it? It is safe only when God stops it. He blocks the enemies from entering again. Please receive this grace.
3. Peace comes.
“Israel restored its four quarters from the hand of the Philistines, and there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.” Peace comes when God is with you. What was the purpose of Jesus coming into the world? Peace on earth. Jesus also said, “I give you peace,” and said that the peace I give is different from the peace the world gives. The true peace in this world is the peace that God gives.
■ Oh, there is true peace in my heart. The peace given by the Lord Jesus does not waver even when the test comes, Oh precious, this peace, You are always there, You are always in my heart Oh I am so glad
Have you lost anything this year? I hope that you will be able to find it again by the grace of God. Have you lived in anxiety and worry? May you find the peace that God gives you. Ebenezer God has helped us up to this point. I pray that this blessing will come to your home and business in 2010.