And God is wonderful in His lessons to me. For example, in 1
Samuel 10-20, the story of Hannah teaches me that 1) God wants me to go with a
pure heart bringing everything whether sorrowful or joyful to Him, as Hannah
did promising her firstborn, the son for which she had waited for so long, to
God; 2) I must be prepared to do as I promised, as Hannah was, she followed
through on her promise without fail, 3) God has a reason for everything. And God’s
time may not be our time. Only God knows the best time for events to occur.
Only God knows what is truly best for us. Only God knows whether to say yes,
no, or otherwise. In Judges 10:6-11:33 such is a story. Israel has just sinned
against God and God gave them over to the Amorites and the Philistines but then
delivered them. After a long war against Gilead, God helped them because they
were sorrowful and penitent.
God nourishes us through prayer, because He is able to
deliver us. Psalms 81:10 and 86:5-7 impresses this idea into the reader as well
as the fact that He has the power displayed through the Spirit to carry us
through anything. I have a friend in Kentucky that really brings this home to
me. She had a difficult time with her pregnancy; so difficult she was put in
the hospital for the last three weeks of her pregnancy. Then she had to undergo
an emergency cesarean section because her blood pressure had gone too high and
she was in danger of losing her life. Prior to being admitted to the hospital
and during her stay, she collected verses on which to meditate. She related to
me that she had forgotten those passages, but that another came to mind, “Be
still and know that I am your God” (Psalms 46:10). What a testament to the
Spirit of God and the power that He holds! If all Christians would understand
His power!
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