GOD HAS DELIVERED ME
1 Sam 7:1-12
GET RID OF DISTRACTIONS
V:1. " So the men of
Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord.
They took it to Abinadab's house on the
hill and consecrated Eleazar his
son to guard the ark of the Lord.
2 It was a long time, twenty years in all,
that the ark remained at Kiriath
Jearim, and all the people of Israel
And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel
Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of
the foreign gods and the
Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the
Lord and serve him only, and
he will deliver you out of the hand of the
Philistines."
A. When we divorce ourselves
from God by our disobedience, the blessings
Of freedom, security, and family unity
stop flowing into our lives.
1. Israel
battle of Aphek (1104BC). Bible Knowledge Commentary
2. It was 20 years into Samuels's
leadership before he encouraged the
people to repent and get rid of their
idol gods.
3. God allows His people to go through
hardships as a result of their
disobedience.
B. Israel has lost control of
the Ark of the covenant because they worshipped
idol
gods.
1. After being tired of the dominance of
the Philistines, they went to
Samuel to intercede for them with Lord.
2. Jesus seated at the right hand of the
Father as our intercessor.
3. God is waiting on us to get right before
Him before He acts on
our behalf.
C. If you want to serve God,
you have to get rid of that which
distracts you from Him.
1. When you are having fun being
disobedient, others are
influence by you.
2. When you don’t take God seriously, others
want either.
3. The God we serve shows us His tolerance
by not destroying us when we sin.
4. God allowed Israel
to remind them of their sins and the
need to repent.
JESUS IS MY INTERCESSOR
V:4. So the Israelites put away their Baals and
Ashtoreths, and served the
Lord only.
5 Then Samuel said, "Assemble all Israel
with the Lord for you." 6 When they had assembled at
Mizpah, they drew
water and poured it out before the Lord .
On that day they fasted and there
they confessed, "We have sinned
against the Lord ." And Samuel was
leader of Israel
A. People do what they want
to do.
1. When the fun being disobedient to God
went away,
2. Drawing water and pouring it out before Jehovah was a
symbolical act,
which
has been thus correctly explained by the Chaldee, on the whole:
"They
poured out their heart like water in penitence before the Lord."
This is
evident from the figurative expressions, "poured out like water,"
in Ps
22:15 , and "pour out thy heart like water," in Lam 2:19 , which
are used
to denote inward dissolution through pain, misery, and distress
(see 2
Sam 14:14). (from Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old
Testament:
3.
Confessing their sins before the Lord is the key to forgiveness.
4. The God
we serve, hears our prayers and responds in His
time.
PRAY FIRST, CRY LATER
V:7 When the Philistines
heard that Israel
rulers of the Philistines came up to
attack them. And when the Israelites
heard of it, they were afraid because
of the Philistines. 8 They said to
Samuel, "Do not stop crying out to
the Lord our God for us, that he
may rescue us from the hand of the
Philistines."
A. Those who try to control
you, become afraid when you stand up for
yourself.
1. When you plan to stand for what is
right, someone will inform
your enemy.
2. Be careful who you associate with, they
may be the enemy.
3. This may be the way God brings your
enemy to you.
4. When you gather as a crowd, you become a
threat to your enemy.
B. When you gather as a crowd, be sure you
have been in prayer
with the Father.
The Israelites fasted, confessed their
sins and asked Samuel
to
intercede for them.
1.
God gave us Pastors whom He puts in charge, as the ones we
should rely on for an inspirational
Word from Him.
2. God may make known to the Pastor His
plans and give us
directions.
BRING AN OFFERING TO THE
LORD
V:9. Then Samuel took a
suckling lamb and offered it up as a whole burnt
offering to the Lord . He cried out to
the Lord on Israel
the Lord answered him.
10 While Samuel was sacrificing the
burnt offering, the Philistines drew
near to engage Israel
loud thunder against the Philistines and
threw them into such a panic
that they were routed before the
Israelites. 11 The men of Israel
out of Mizpah and pursued the
Philistines, slaughtering them along the
way to a point below Beth Car.
A. Seeing the enemy in force
should cause us to go in prayer and offer
sacrifices to the Lord.
1. We should pray without ceasing.
2. To see the glory of the Lord, we must be
willing to stand on His
promises in the face of the enemy.
3. It takes courage to stand and wash God
bring us victory.
B. With thunder, God troubled
the minds of the Philistines.
1. God can cause men to turn and run away
from you.
2. For 20 long years, the Philistines had
their way with the
Israelites.
3. But one day with God on their side, The
Israelites over took
the frighten Philistines and destroyed
them.
COMMEMORATE GOD’S
VICTORIES
V: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."
A. We should commemorate the
victories God gives us.
1. When we commit to memory the victories
God has won for
us, we will be ready for the next
battle with confidence.
2. Write down ten victories God has won for
you and
give each a name to commemorate them
in your mind.
B. How many of you can say
“Thus far the Lord helped me”.
1. How many of you can say “Thus far the
Pastor and First Lady
has helped me”.
THUS FAR THE LORD HAS
HELPED ME
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
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