1 Samuel Four

"So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers. The ark of God was captured..."
-----1 Samuel 4:10-11

While the battle is going on and the ark is in danger of falling into enemy hands, we see the mighty Israelite army doing what is right..... (Not so much). Every man flees to his tent. This game of hide and seek turns out to be the worst thing they could have done. The men they do battle with are slaughtered and more importantly the presence of their God is stolen from them.

God is on attack and the men are fleeing. The truth be told, God can defend Himself. He is more powerful than the enemies attack. We on the other hand have to ask ourselves just how committed we are to serving the "Lord" of our lives. Do we serve Him with our whole lives of just the convenient parts?

The ark is stolen and people are trying to make sure that their stuff is protected. This is not who we are created to be.

"Father, help me stand firm for You."

Heart and Soul,
BAG
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