Sacred Reminders.

NOV. 2, 2025

Sacred reminders.

"David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent." 1Sa 17:54 NKJV

Each time David saw Goliath's armor hanging in his tent, it was a sacred reminder of God's faithfulness to him and of God's power that was available to him. The word remember recurs almost 250 times in Scripture. And there is a reason why. 

We tend to remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. 

That's why God is always telling us to build altars or make memorials.

• Jacob built an altar at Bethel, where God gave him a life-changing dream (See Ge 28:18-22).

• The Israelites took twelve stones from the river Jordan and used them to build a miracle altar in Gilgal, reminding them of how God miraculously parted the waters for them (See Jos 4:20-24). 

• Samuel built a victory altar at Mizpah called "Ebenezer" after God answered his prayer and marshaled the forces of nature to supernaturally defeat the Philistines (See 1Sa 7:12). 

Without sacred reminders, we could forget the spiritual lessons we have learned along the way. 

The Bible records the literal weight of Goliath's armor: 125 pounds,15 ounces. Every time David took down his tent and pitched it somewhere else, the armor went with him. Why? 

• Because it doubled as a daily reminder of God's faithfulness to him. 

• It was also a great confidence builder. Whatever the future held, David knew that with God's help he could handle it. 

There are two lessons here: 

• First, if God did it for David, He will do it for you. 

• Second, if God did it before, He can do it again.

Sacred reminders

Build altars and make memorials.

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