Ebeneezer

Do you have yours? Your Ebeneezer?

"Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebeneezer, saying, 'Thus far has the Lord helped us.'" 1 Samuel 7:12

A rock of help. That is simply what is. This rock helped Samuel and God's people remember what God had done for them. It helped them remember how He saved them and gave them victory over their enemy.

My Ebeneezer is actually at Camp Perkins. I visit it everytime I go up there. It is a place where God met me and forgave me and revealed Himself to me in a very real way. I sat on that rock, by the swimming area, crying and confessing and seeking something that was not deserved...forgiveness; and God gave Himself to me that day. It was the day I knew that He was real, that He was there, that He had something so much better for me than I could ever imagine. It was the day that I knew I would be a DCE and serve Him. I was 14.

I go back to that place every year to be reminded of how far God has helped me. I have sat on that rock at various times of my life confessing again and seeking fogiveness again. I know victory on that rock - battles have been won on that rock! And on that rock I worship The-God-Who-Sees-Me for who I am and loves beyond measure anyway. I offer my hands and heart to Him because of where I am now.

I should be dead. Probably physically - for sure spiritually. But He would not allow it. I am a benefit to Him. He looks at me and laughs with joy because we get to spend eternity together. All I can do is say thank you and share my heart and life for Jesus.

Where is your Ebeneezer? What happened to you there? Can you share it with me?