DAGON FALLEN
Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 5-6
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This is some of the landscape that the Children of Israel of would have beheld as they sojourned in the desert before entering the Promised Land. This is Timna National Park in Southern Israel.
GOOGLE MAPS – To see where the photo was taken, click HERE.
Key Verse: 1 Samuel 6:20
And the men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?”
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Lord God, I come boldly to Your throne of grace. According to Your Word in Hebrews 4:16, I receive mercy and find grace in my time of need. Please help me to always approach You with all reverence and total respect, knowing that Jesus, our great High Priest, has gone before me with His blood sprinkled on the Mercy Seat of the Ark in the heavens. In His Name I pray. Amen!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
I lived on my uncle’s farm for six years while my Dad was away from our family during WW2. Three years after his return, Dad accepted a call to two rural congregations filled with farmers. I spent much time on their farms, learning all about cattle, and then I worked full time on farms for five summers. I know first-hand that the natural way for a cow that has just given birth to a calf to behave is to remain beside that calf. What we read about today is not natural but supernatural. God always retains the right to intervene, changing patterns of behaviour to bring about His purposes. Animals are not made in God’s image as humans are. They function by pre-programmed instinct. I’ve learned that I am not like that. I must deliberately give my will over to God’s will, obeying His instructions. When I decide to follow Him, I know that supernatural provision for my journey will be provided as I go.
Yours for decisions to follow God’s instructions more closely,
David
The Ark of the Covenant, as depicted in a replica of the Old Testament Tabernacle at Timna Park in Israel.
God’s ways are above our ways, and His thoughts above our thoughts. Prayed David’s prayer as I do everyday. I am having some problems with my internet so I will try to get answers today from my provider of equipment. Spring is just around the corner, thankfully! Have a good day.
Amen to David’s prayer. May your day be blessed, fellow saints of the Lord.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. Psalm 1:1 ESV
How Deep the Fathers Love for Us – Stuart Townend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzQj7XvKFmA
Yes, God’s ways are higher and His thoughts are higher than ours: Praise His Holy Name: He is a God who knows all things and is perfect in every way, Amen!
Sunny out our way today; it does look like spring is on the way!
the words “what we read about today is not natural but supernatural…..`to the end gives food for thought…..
I feel like I am standing in the middle of the road and don`t know which way to turn! Help me Lord! Give me direction, please!
Thankful to the Lord for healing my bladder.
thankful for the Lord healing my Pastor;s wife;
she had been ill for years, Thank You Lord…..
in Jesus Name we Pray amen
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW