And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel," because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband. I Samuel 4:21
In one day, Israel lost the ark of the covenant to the Philistines, they lost their Judge, and his two sons died in battle. Actually, the glory had departed long before this day. When the leadership of Israel turned their back on God and decided to misuse God's blessings, that was the day the glory departed. The loss in the battle was the day in became evident to all. When tragedy hits our lives we think that is day God departed us, when in fact, He has already been gone quite a while. Let's keep our eyes on the Glory.
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