"Thus Far God Helped Us"

Today every saint can set up a stone or marker that shows a point in life in which God has intervened in their lives. Like Noah, we have survived floods of trouble. We have remained afloat even though at times it appeared that we would sink. Like Abraham, we have seen difficult times when our faith has been tested and the very lives of those we loved the most have been threatened. It was moments such as those that strengthened us when we learned that God truly does have a ram in the bush. Like the Israelites crossing River Jordan into a new land, we have moved into new directions that we never thought we would take. We are bound for the Canaan land! Who is it among us that can deny God's handiwork? Who can claim to be the architect of his own destiny, responsible for his own success and achievement? Somebody has an Ebenezer stone erected in an unseen corner of a hospital room. It marks the place where they asked for and received an answer to a prayer! Somebody has an Ebenezer stone in the center of his or her home. It marks the place where God helped a failing marriage, strengthened a weakened husband and sustained a drained wife. Somebody has an Ebenezer stone erected in his or her spirit. It marks the place and time when they met the Lord. Perhaps that's why Moses would declare in Psalm 90:1" LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations." David declared in Psalm 27:5, "For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock."

Ps. Shibu Thomas IPC Hebron , Oklahoma