Asking for God's Help | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | November 25, 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Thus far the Lord has helped us. |
| 0:04.0 | 1 Samuel chapter 7 verse 12. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread. |
| 0:12.6 | Asking for God's help was written by Patricia Raybon and read by Joyce Dinkins. |
| 0:21.6 | 1 Samuel chapter 7 verses 7 through 12 |
| 0:25.7 | When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at MISPA, the rulers of the |
| 0:32.8 | Philistines came up to attack them. |
| 0:35.8 | When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines. |
| 0:41.1 | They said to Samuel, do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that he may rescue us from |
| 0:48.5 | the hand of the Philistines. Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. |
| 0:58.0 | He cried out to the Lord on Israel's behalf, and the Lord answered him. |
| 1:04.1 | While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day, the Lord thundered with |
| 1:15.0 | loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed |
| 1:21.3 | before the Israelites. The men of Israel rushed out of MISPA and pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the way to a point below Bethkar. |
| 1:33.5 | Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. |
| 1:39.5 | He named it Ebenezer, saying, |
| 1:42.9 | Thus far, the Lord has helped us. |
| 1:49.1 | Asking for God's help, written by Patricia Rabon. |
| 1:54.3 | When I was younger, I thought it improper to ask God to help me meet writing deadlines. |
| 2:04.1 | Other people have greater needs, I told myself, |
| 2:13.9 | family problems, health crises, job letdowns, financial needs. I've faced all those things too, |
| 2:19.8 | but meeting a writing deadline seemed too small to take to God. I changed my view, |
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