Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
1 Samuel 7:12 · , KJV
After the victory, Samuel set up a stone and named it Ebenezer: hitherto hath the LORD helped us. Thus far. Every step to here, helped.
Memory is a spiritual discipline. Anxiety erases the record and treats each new trouble as the first; a raised stone answers it with evidence. He helped, and helped, and helped again.
Look back this morning long enough to count a few stones of your own. The God of hitherto does not retire at the present moment.
