Who is Able to Stand?

Scripture:

I Samuel 6:20 "And the men of Beth Shemesh said, 'Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?'"

Observation:

The ark of the Lord had been captured by the Philistines. When they brought it into the temple of their god Dagon, he fell on his face during the night. The next night he fell again in the presence of the true and living God. The people broke out in plagues and realized it was because the God of Israel was in their midst. They sent the ark away to Beth Shemesh and the men of Beth Shemesh looked into the Ark and fifty thousand seventy men dropped dead. Finally they said "Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God?"

Application:

Sometimes the enemy knows the power of God better than His own people. These non-believers came to believe that the God of Israel was more powerful than their gods. Nobody can stand against the power of our God. He is amazing and able to defeat every foe. Nobody and nothing are able to stand before Him. May we realize the awesome power of our God and submit our lives completely to Him.

Prayer:

Lord, even the Philistines saw Your power and believed in You. They saw the demonstration of your power when you were in their presence. Arise oh Lord and demonstrate your great power that the world may see that you are God! Move strongly in this region and let the skeptic and the scoffer see the power of God in action. May Your name be lifted up forever.

Jeff