June 24, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today, is from the book of 1 Samuel 1:10, “She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that Hannah went to the temple, poured out her heart and wept in the presence of the Lord. She expected deliverance from the long time bondage of barrenness and because of this, she suffered much shame and humiliation. But by the grace of God, her cry was recognized by God in Heaven and He decided to bring about an end to her sorrow-filled life. God knew that she had suffered much because of her barrenness. Enough is enough. God knew that she had borne much sorrow, shame, agony, and humiliation. God decided that she should not cry anymore in the near future and that she should rather rejoice in her life.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, she said to the Lord, “I am a woman of sorrowful spirit.”God heard her cry and after a few days, God opened her womb that was shut for several years. So after Hannah received the blessing of a child, she said, “My heart rejoices in the Lord. And my horn is exalted in the Lord.”The word of the Lord was manifested in her life. Her weeping was turned to joy. And her mourning was turned to dancing. Since she found favor in the sight of the Lord she says, “My soul rejoices in the Lord.” Hereafter, those of you who are experiencing pain and sorrow will rejoice in the Lord.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God has taken steps to help you rejoice in the future as you have spent your past years in tears. Has someone cheated you in life? God is going to perform a miracle in your life in order that you might rejoice. Maybe you are saying, “I never thought that my friend would ever cheat me like this in my life.” In this thing, God is going to perform a miracle for you. You should not be cheated by anyone. It is good to be compassionate. But you need to deal wisely. Feeling pity for others out of sympathy will endanger your life. Since you have helped your friend out of goodwill and have been cheated, God is sending his angel to get back all that you have lost in life. Sometimes you tend to feel sorry because you have been righteous and faithful yet you have had unwanted troubles through your own siblings or your own parents. You might have been blamed or accused falsely. Don’t worry, God will change the evil for your own benefit. Therefore rejoice in the Lord believing that all things work together for good to those who love God. To those who are called according to his purpose. Rejoice and be glad, God is about to do great things in your life. God will do something good in order that you might rejoice in your life. God shall make you glad that you might rejoice in the Lord. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord, you had a plan in the life of Hannah, that only through prayer she would be blessed with a son. Thank you for teaching us the importance of prayer. Help us to cry out to God when we are in need of help. Lord help us in times of trouble. So that we may rejoice in God and magnify his name.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.