Bible meaning of Ebenezer, God the helper

As I celebrate my 48th birthday today, I shout Ebenezer, and thank my God for helping me to fulfill my glory and destiny in Jesus name. Incidentally, my middle name is Ebenezer.

1 Samuel 7 vs 12: Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

1. The God of Ebenezer is the God of helps, is God the helper, is God  the lifter of men.
2. A careful reading of the I Samuel 7 vs 1- 15 will give a deeper understanding of the God of Ebenezer; and how to receive divine help from God.
3. The God of Ebenezer is the the God that answers long term stubborn prayers, just as he answered the prayers of the Israelites after twenty years!. (1 Samuel 7 vs 2)
4. The God of Ebenezer is the God that delivers from the hands of stubborn persecutors, just as he delivered the Israelites from the hands of their arch enemies -the Philistines.(1 Samuel 7 vs 3)
5. The God of Ebenezer is the God that fights for his people with a great thunder, and other weapons of warfare, just as He fought for the Israelites with great thunder. (1 Samuel 7 vs 10)
6. The God of Ebenezer is the God that smites the enemies of the children of God (1 Samuel 7 vs 11)
7. The God of Ebenezer is the God that subdues his enemies and that of His children.(1 Samuel 7 vs 12)
8. The God of Ebenezer is the God that delivers from the hands of stubborn pursuers.(1 Samuel 7 vs 14)
9. The God of Ebenezer is the  God that restores the fortunes of this children(1 Samuel 7 vs 14)
10. The God of Ebenezer is the God that gives his children divine peace and joy.(1 Samuel 7 vs 14)
11. The God of Israel is the God that causes you to fulfil your kingship and dominion, just as Samuel was able to jugde Israel in peace- all the days of his life, after God helped him.(1 Samuel 7 vs 14)

How to experience the God of Ebenezer

1. Return to God with all your heart. (1 Samuel 7 vs 3)
2. Put away the strange gods in your heart and possession.(1 Samuel 7 vs 3)
3. Serve God only. (1 Samuel 7 vs 3)
4. Get a word based,praying church that understands spiritual warfare or a true man of God to pray for you. (1 Samuel 7 vs 4)
5. Repent of your sins, and confess them openly. (1 Samuel 7 vs 5-6)
6. Fast unto the Lord (1 Samuel 7 vs 6)
7. Cry to the Lord without ceasing. (1 Samuel 7 vs 8)
8. Make a sacrifice, give a good gift to the Lord.(1 Samuel 7 vs 9)

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