Song # 1778.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in 1 Samuel in chapter 7 that the ark of the Lord remained at Kiriath Jearim for twenty years, and all Israel sought the Lord.
It was a long time, twenty years in all, that the ark remained at Kiriath Jearim, and all the people of Israel mourned and sought after the Lord (1 Samuel 7:2). And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve Him only, and He will deliver you out of the hands of the Philistines (1 Samuel 7:3). So the Israelites put away their Baals and Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only (1 Samuel 7:4). Then Samuel said “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah and I will intercede with the Lord for you” (1 Samuel 7:5). When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed “We have sinned against the Lord” (1 Samuel 7:6).
Thought for today: trust in God today, and prepare for your tomorrow.
Thought for the future: your love for God can change the world, but don’t let the world change your love for God. Where will you spend your eternity?