Grace for your spirit November 6, 2009

Grace for your spirit

It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked him of the LORD." I Samuel 1:20

Hannah was a woman living in the shame of her circumstances. She was ridiculed by others because she had no children. She prayed to the Lord and made a promise that if God would bless her with a child, she would dedicate him to the Lord all his life. God honored her request and she honored God by keeping her promises before God. She gave God the glory and gave her son to be the greatest judge in the history of Israel. How often do we pray, make promises, and then when blessed, forget the promises we made? Like sliding off a roof and praying for God to help. Then when stopped by a nail, we say, “Never mind Lord, this nail took care of it.” God keeps His promises. Let’s keep ours too.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit

Philippians 4:23