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Stone of help (1 Samuel 7:12)

Scripture of the Day: 1 Samuel 7:12

 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen. He gave it the name Ebenezer, saying, “The Lord has helped us this far.”

 Lyrics from "Come thou Fount"

 Here I raise my Ebenezer

 Hither by Thy help I've come

 And I hope by Thy good pleasure

 Safely to arrive at home
It has been a long time since I have written about song lyrics, but these have been in my head for a long time! Through a bible study I am working on, I learned the meaning to a word I have often pondered! Ebenezer really goes with something besides "Scrooge!" Biblically speaking, it means "stone of help." It was resurrected by Samuel as a reminder / thankful sign because God had helped the Israelites up to that point in time.

 If we take it further, that (or those) Ebenezer's we hold up to God, are the things in our life that we are thankful for because we prevailed through them or overcame them with the help of God.

 What in your life has God help you overcome? Is it illness? Infertility? Unbelief? Loneliness? A broken heart? Grief? Where can you most see Him in your life either at turning points, or times of stagnation? What has he helped you through?

 Take time to reflect on those monumental "stones of help" in your life and then write them down! When you are feeling lost or are in a time where you have more questions than answers, look at the Ebenezer's you have set up to the Lord. Look at how he has blessed you in the past to help you have faith that he will also bring you through whatever trial you are facing now. Hopefully one day, this current trial will be a Ebenezer you look back on in thankfulness. 

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