Dagon Falls

Background scripture: "Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon. When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained." 1 Samuel 5:2-4

Her idols crumble like dust before him; like Dagon, they fall to pieces in his presence. She stands among the rubble, amazed and terrified at a God who will not let anything come between them. She is drawn in by his mercy. She has set countless Dagons up before him and has watched each and every one of them fall to the ground like they clay that they are made of. Yet, in his anger, he does not destroy her. He simply waits for her to turn to him, to realize she in his presence, and to remove her shoes. He waits for his beloved and will tear down as many of her idols as it takes for her to get tired of setting them up. He waits for her to turn to the one who will not crumble.