Smile at the darkness.
Posted by appolus on April 13, 2023
1 Sam :2:1 I smile at my enemies because I rejoice in Your salvation.
Hannah was both faithful to God before her womb was open and after it was open. She was faithful to give thanks and glory to God for answered prayer. Can you see the balance? In the previous chapter she was still coming before the Lord, petitioning Him year after year, pouring out her heart to him over a long period of time. And when her prayer was answered she rejoiced in the Lord and in His salvation. Maybe you have prayed for a long time over a situation? Are you still moved by the conviction of your prayer? Is your heart readily on display for all to see? Persistent faithfulness whether we rise or whether we fall, in sickness or in health, in riches or in poverty is very valuable to the Lord. If you can cry out to God and call Him holy, despite your circumstances, then the glory of the Lord will rest upon you. I would put it to you that this is the place of miracles. One is the cart, the other is the horse. The horse belongs in the front, our faithfulness to God and our praises of Him should go before us. And it will sound something like this ………
No one is holy like you Lord, for there is none besides You. Nor is there any Rock like our God. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord. By the hand of God the poor can be raised up, the lowly can be lifted to high and lofty places. You take the beggar from the ash heap and you raise them up and set them among princes and they inherit the glory. The pillars that hold the foundations of the earth are yours Lord and you have set the world upon it. Is there anything too difficult for you? Shall I not praise you from the highest heavens? And listen, what is that noise that rises from the lowest valleys? Is it not the praises of your people as they travel along the narrow path? This is the highway of holiness that takes them home. Yes I can smile at my enemy because your salvation has set me free to love them. Your salvation has set me free to forgive them. Your salvation has set my feet upon a sure place where peace reigns. And light, though it be dark all around me, emanates from the depths of my heart for you sit upon its throne.
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Anonymous said
Amen..
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