Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Samuel 7: 2-6
by: Paula Davis.
When we come before the Lord asking for his presence and blessings, we must first rid ourselves of all idols and foreign gods and serve only the Lord just as the Israelites were instructed to do in this passage. Sometimes we can become gods unto ourselves, choosing to hang onto anger or bitterness instead of releasing it to God. We need to examine our hearts and confess anything we are hanging onto that is not from God. Only when we come before him with clean hearts can the Lord bless us.