A “through the bible” devotion from 1 Samuel 4.
In a classic Seinfeld clip Elaine asks her boyfriend Puddy, “So is it a problem that I’m not really religious?”
Puddy answers, “Not for me.”
“Why not?”
“I’m not the one going to hell.”
And just like that, faith is weaponized. I’m right and you’re wrong. I’m in; you’re out. I’m on the winning side; you lose. Heaven or hell.
Israel tries to weaponize their faith and lose big (1 Samuel 4:10,11). They assume that if they take the ark of the covenant into battle, they will win. Sorry, guys. The ark is an object of worship, not war. The presence of God is effective in spiritual warfare. But if you’re goal is to use God to hurt someone, think again.
Israel tries to use God and they lose. They lose big. They lose the battle and they lose the ark.
“We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but …against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12).
If you are using your faith, your God, or your salvation against other people, you’ve bought into a lie. The fight isn’t physical. It’s spiritual.
Stop attacking and start loving.
Waite for it... 
This was our homeschooling lesspn today about church and state.
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