1 Samuel 5-7, John 11: 45-57, Psalm 81: 8-16
1 Samuel 5: 4-6 (ESV)
“But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon
had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head
of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk
of Dagon was left to him. This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter
the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this
day. The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he
terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.”
In verses 4 through 6 from 1 Samuel 5 we read about the
power of the Ark of the Lord or Covenant. When the Philistines took the Ark of
the Lord, they brought into the house of their God called Dagon. On the second day
when they went into the house of Dagon, the face of Dagon had fallen on the
ground and both of its hands were lying cut off on the threshold of the
building. Then God afflicted the people of Ashdod with tumors. I love these
verses because they show how powerful Father-God is and what he does to the
gods of his enemies. If we are afraid of letting go of the false idols in our
life, we have evidence in the Bible that no false idol can stand against our
Father-God. If Father-God in the Old Testament can take destroy a stone idol,
then he can destroy the false idols of our minds. I also love the supernatural
nature of Father-God’s power when he afflicted the people of Ashdod with
tumors. There are so many other stories of Father-God’s power not only in how
he destroys enemies, but also in the supernatural nature of miracles. I have been
a witness to these supernatural acts. I cannot
unsee these miracles and they have served to strengthen my faith in Father-God, Jesus
Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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