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Lessons from the Life of Obed-Edom

Imagine along with me. You wake up to find someone has delivered the Ark of the Covenant (the sacred symbol of God’s very presence) to your house for safekeeping (by Amazon). That’s exactly what happened to a man named Obed-Edom. Well, not the Amazon part.
 
Let me back up a bit. King David and his men were transporting the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. A tragic incident occurred when Uzzah improperly handled the Ark and died (1 Chronicles 13). King David halted the Ark’s journey and left it in the home of Obed-Edom. What happened next has always amazed me:

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Bless His Name

“Blessed be the name of the Lord now and forever.” Psalm 113:2 (NLT)

Recently, I read this verse in my quiet time and one word stuck out to me more than any other. The word now.

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Blessed

“Blessed be the name of The Lord now and forever.” Psalm 113:12

I recently read this verse in my quiet time and one word stuck out to me more than the others; the word was “now”.

It is easy to “Bless the name of the Lord” when things are going well. But, the word “now” implies the moment we’re in. Whatever this moment holds in your life, whatever situation “now” finds you in, you need to bless the name of the Lord. (more…)

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