1 Samuel 7:12 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."
Samuel called upon the Lord for the people of Israel and they were saved from the Philistines. In the Old Testament, the people of God always put up some kind of marker to show where and when God had helped them. We don't do this so much anymore. I'm kind of taking a little moment with this here, thinking about how I might be able to incorporate something similar in my own life. I often write down things that have happened and how God moved, but I don't necessarily set aside something to mark those moments. I have to ponder this more. I'm not sure where my heart is on this yet, and the purpose it may serve in my faith journey with Jesus. Symbols are powerful, but I don't want them to become the focus. Food for thought.
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