BE AWARE OF DOING YOUR OWN THING
THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS WAS THE TURNING POINT IN BOTH STORIES.The arrival of Jesus and His presence is always the turning point in every situation. Here we see two similar stories with one major common thread – Jesus pitches up and everything changes. He is the turning point in each of our lives as Christians….
THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES
Luke 5:1-11 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. And He…
GOD WILL DO MORE THAN YOU ASK OR THINK
DON’T FORGET TO BE THANKFULAfter giving her precious son over to God, she starts rejoicing. 1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed: ‘My heart rejoices in the LORD! The LORD has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.’ It is so important to remember to be…
THE LORD WILL REMEMBER YOU
ATTITUDE CHANGE COMES BEFORE A CHANGE IN POSITIONThis is not such an easy point. Let’s look at what happened to Hannah. 1 Samuel 1:17 – 18 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.” She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.”…
DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND DESPERATE PEOPLE
DESPERATE PEOPLEBut then something seems to change. It seemed like Elkanah and his family made regular trips to the temple. But on this particular trip, Hannah reaches a level where she becomes desperate. No longer does she care who sees her or what she looks like. Her desperate circumstances move her to a place of…
BELIEVING GOD WHEN THINGS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE
The story of Hannah and the birth of Samuel remains one of the most remarkable stories in the Bible. How a barren woman could call on God and in the process one of the greatest characters in the Old Testament is born. Samuel grew up to become the last of Israel’s judges, he became Israel…
WE MUST NOT FORGET GOD
In life, we may forget God, but the reverse is never true. We should make that quality decision not to forget Him.Deuteronomy 8:11’Beware that in your plenty you don’t forget the Lord your God and begin to disobey Him.’Verse 19 ‘But if you forget about the Lord your God and worship other gods instead, and follow…
HE WILL NOT FORGET US BECAUSE HE LOVES US
NEVER IS A LONG TIMENever is an exceedingly long time. Never is not only for your lifetime. Our time reference in life is our lifetimes. For some people it is about 70 or maybe 80 years. That is the length of the concept of ‘never’ for us humans. But ‘never’ to God is eternal, it…
WE ARE IMPORTANT TO GOD
WE ARE IMPORTANT TO GODIt is because you are important to God that He will not forget you. Don’t underestimate your value to God.Luke 12:6’What is the price of five sparrows? A couple of pennies? Not much more than that. Yet God does not forget a single one of them. And He knows the number…
HE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU
You and I are important to God. Because of the fact that we are important to Him, He has no intention of forgetting about us. God has NOT forgotten about you. No matter what you feel, think or believe, God has NOT forgotten you. God tells us in His Word that He will NEVER forget…