The burden of the Lord

The burden of the Lord is upon me,
to tell you what He has told me.

At Shiloh, the Ark of God was brought to the battleground by the Israelites. The Ark was the power of the Lord, the favor of the Lord, and the presence of the Lord. When the Israelites brought the Ark to the battleground the Philistines were motivated by fear to fight valiantly. They slew 30,000 men of Israel, and captured the Ark.

The Ark symbolizes the very presence of God, and with His presence, His power, His favor, His anointing. The Ark is now lost and no one knows where it lies. But God has given us a replacement for His Ark, to lead us in power, and in favor and in anointing.

The Ark was not just a symbol of God’s presence, it was a weapon. When the Israelites brought the Ark to Shiloh, it was captured by the Philistines. The Israelites no longer had the protection of the Ark. But - the Philistines received the consequences of possessing the Ark. The god Dagon fell on his face before the Ark three times, and the Philistines moved the Ark to another city. They moved the Ark again and again and wherever the Ark went, disease, plagues and destruction followed, because the Ark of the Lord was in the hands of unbelievers.

God has given us a replacement for the Ark; a replacement that is alive, and powerful, and confers the favor of the Lord. This replacement is a weapon, just as the Ark was a weapon.

The burden will continue...