The Defeat of Israel 1Sam. 4:1-11
Israel thought that because they had the Ark of the Covenant,
That they could never lose.
That they would win every battle.
But they were wrong.
The Philistines defeated them and took the Ark from them.
Because while Israel had the Ark of the Covenant where God dwelt,
They did not have God in their heart
Where He truly wanted to dwell.
Unless we make a place in our hearts for God to dwell and to reign,
Then our enemies will come and conquer us.
Not just our physical enemies;
But the enemies of our hearts.
our fears, our anxieties;
Our obsessions and our addictions
Will conquer us and carry us away
As the Phillistines did to Israel.
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