Unprecedented!

A Friend sent me this:

Seems like the word that is being used many times these days (i.e. other than “coronavirus”) is “unprecedented”. The dictionary definition of the adjective unprecedented is something that has not happened before or very rare. While it appears that this word is mostly being used associated with this current epidemic, it is interesting when God’s Word used something similar. “Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.” (1 Samuel 3:1) The Scripture goes on to capture Samuel’s first prophecy, after the Lord said to Samuel that He will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. All Israel knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord. First Samuel offers us a contrast between two very different national leaders: Saul, who relied on his own abilities and reason to make crucial decisions about God’s people; and David, who chose a path of humility and faith in God. As long as King David chose righteousness, God’s Blessing followed the nation of Judah. Does this sound familiar?

Similarly, as America entered the dark days of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized the need for the nation to turn its heart to God. After the Union Army’s defeat at the battle of Bull Run, President Lincoln called the American people to a time of repentance, prayer, and fasting, so that “the united prayer of the nation may ascend to the Throne of Grace and bring down plentiful blessings upon our country.” Truly, God’s Heart IS turned to such humility. President Lincoln received much harassment from the news media. One example was in his book “1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History”, author Charles Flood noted that The New York Herald once wrote that “his election was a rash experiment, his administration is a deplorable failure.” Does this sound familiar? Perhaps as America enters dark days again, it IS time to be “One in the Spirit, One in the Lord”! We are called to a time of repentance, prayer, and fasting, so that united we may stand with the Lord, fear Him, and receive His Blessings once again!

My thoughts and prayers are that you humble yourself before our Heavenly Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. That you chose a path of righteousness and faith in God. That you share our Lord with others to unite, trust, and depend upon The Rock on which we stand! In Jesus’ Name. Thy Will be done. Amen. Peace.