4/15/2010 8:31 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The protection of the Lord
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 1 Sam. 2:8b-10
Message of the verses: “He lifts the needy from the ash heap To make
them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor; For the pillars of the earth
are the LORD’S, And He set the world on them.
9 "He keeps the feet of His
godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might
shall a man prevail. 10 ‘Those who contend with the LORD will be
shattered; Against them He will thunder in the heavens, The LORD will judge the
ends of the earth; And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the
horn of His anointed.’”
There
are two more sub-titles to this section on Hannah’s prayer and I have chosen to
do both of them this morning. These come
from Dr. Wiersbe’s outline of 1Samuel “Be Successful.”
The
patience of God is seen in this first section which goes from 8a-10a, patience
of waiting to judge the evil things that evil men have done. It may seem like God is not on His throne,
but make no mistake about it God is on His throne, and He will judge this world
some day according to His Truth, the Gospel of His Son.
The
second sub-section that I am doing today is called “The reign of the Lord,” and
it covers the last part of verse ten, “The LORD will judge the ends of the
earth; And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the horn of His
anointed.” This last part of verse ten
is an incredible statement and shows that Hannah knew the Word of God. Way back in the book of Genesis after God had
chosen Abraham, He told Abraham and Sarah that kings would come out of them,
and then at the end of Genesis Jacob told his sons that Judah would be the
tribe that the King would come from, and later on God would tell David that the
Messiah would come from his linage, of course something that Hannah did not
know. However her son, Samuel would be
the one who would anoint the first and second king of Israel
Spiritual meaning for my life today: As I look at the prayer of Hannah I am soo
much impressed of the spirituality that she shows in her life and impressed
that she would be used of the Lord to write such a wonderful prayer, a prayer
similar to Mary’s prayer found in Luke.
Hannah was the one who gave birth to Samuel who would anoint David and
Mary was the one who gave birth to the Lord Jesus Christ the promised King of
Israel that Hannah mentions in her prayer.
I
see from this prayer that God has a plan and He is in complete control of this
earth and the events that are even taking place now in our country and also in
the life of my family, and this comforts me greatly.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
1. Now
since I realize that God has a plan and is in control of the world, this
country, and my family, I don’t need to be fearful, but trusting in the
wonderful Lord God of heaven and earth.
4/15/2010 9:00 AM
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