MEMORISE
Remember
me, O my God, for good. Nehemiah 13:31b
READ
1 Samuel 1:17-19
17 Then Eli
answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition
that thou hast asked of him.
18 And she
said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way,
and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they
rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and
came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD
remembered her.
MESSAGE
One truth the children of God must continue to
remember is that it takes divine remembrance to daily experience deliverance in
their lives and ministries. The best way to explain this is to interpret
“remembrance” as “attention”, because God is never forgetful. In Isaiah 49:15
God said:
“Can
a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the
son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”
So, God does not forget, but He may decide to
ignore you if you continue to live in sin.
One person that experienced divine remembrance was Hannah. The Lord
remembered Hannah by paying attention to her prayer in answer to Eli’s prayer.
1 Samuel 1:17 says:
“Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant
thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.”
Hannah was under the bondage of barrenness for
several years, but when God remembered her, she was delivered from the bondage
of unfruitfulness. To someone using this devotional, I pray that the Almighty
will remember and deliver you from all forms of bondage today in Jesus’ Name.
Let us learn from Hannah what she did to draw divine attention to herself and
her situation. First, she prayed earnestly and fasted for God’s attention. At
times we need to demonstrate our seriousness concerning what we really want God
to do for us by embarking on prayer and fasting. Jesus taught His disciples
this truth in Mark 9:29. In addition, for God to remember you in your
unpleasant situation, you have to cooperate with Him by playing your own role.
My experiences have revealed to me the mistakes some children of God make as
they expect God to play their own roles together with His. This ended at
Calvary where God suffered as a man, but there He declared: IT IS FINISHED. If
you are looking for a job, write applications and go out to attend interviews
because God will not write an application letter for you, neither will He
attend the interview on your behalf. Sufficient is the fact that He will back
you up during the interview. The Bible reveals something that many may not pay
attention to which, of course, was fundamental to the divine remembrance of
Hannah. What is it? 1 Samuel 1:19d says that:
“......and
Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.”
What could have happened to Hannah’s prayer if she
and her husband did not play their part in this regard? Beloved, let us
cooperate with God, He will remember us for good in Jesus’ Name.
ACTION
POINT
Pray, fast and take steps under the guidance of the
Holy Spirit concerning that situation that is bothering you. You will experience
divine remembrance and deliverance.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezekiel 17-18;
Psalm 69:1-21
AUTHOR : Pst E . A ADEBOYE.
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