THE LAMP DEVOTION
SATURDAY OCTOBER 12
FROM SCORN TO GLORY
1 Samuel 2:1-5
One thing God has consistently done in human history is to lift people up from a low state to a higher state. That is why we have to be careful how we treat people. If you put people down intentionally or unintentionally, they pray to God and God comes to their situation. Where will you stand in God’s presence as you see Him lift up someone you looked down on and ridiculed?
That was the situation with Hannah the mother of the prophet Samuel. Today’s passage is Hannah’s worship to God. She for a long time did not have a child and was the ridicule of her rival who had children. Hannah took the situation to God in constant, unrelenting prayer. God responded and gave her a son who became Israel’s prophet after Moses.
The Hannah who was ridiculed and mocked was lifted up from scorn to glory. Every mouth that mocked her was shut. That will be your story when people say all manner of evil things against you and desire that you fail in this life.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His continued commitment to lifting people up before men.
2. Pray that your faith will not fail when men ridicule you and mock you.
3. Father, please help me keep my faith strong in You against all the odds.
Declarations
I declare that I may be down today in the eyes of men but wait till tomorrow comes. My God is the One who singlehandedly lifts people up from the dust and mud, and places them on the Solid Rock. I declare by divine authority that He will lift me up and put His glory upon me and My enemies shall fall and be ashamed in the name of Jesus.
Author: Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 12
FROM SCORN TO GLORY
1 Samuel 2:1-5
And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. 2 “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God. 3 “Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed. 4 “The bows of the mighty men are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength. 5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, And the hungry have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, and she who has many children has become feeble.
One thing God has consistently done in human history is to lift people up from a low state to a higher state. That is why we have to be careful how we treat people. If you put people down intentionally or unintentionally, they pray to God and God comes to their situation. Where will you stand in God’s presence as you see Him lift up someone you looked down on and ridiculed?
That was the situation with Hannah the mother of the prophet Samuel. Today’s passage is Hannah’s worship to God. She for a long time did not have a child and was the ridicule of her rival who had children. Hannah took the situation to God in constant, unrelenting prayer. God responded and gave her a son who became Israel’s prophet after Moses.
The Hannah who was ridiculed and mocked was lifted up from scorn to glory. Every mouth that mocked her was shut. That will be your story when people say all manner of evil things against you and desire that you fail in this life.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His continued commitment to lifting people up before men.
2. Pray that your faith will not fail when men ridicule you and mock you.
3. Father, please help me keep my faith strong in You against all the odds.
Declarations
I declare that I may be down today in the eyes of men but wait till tomorrow comes. My God is the One who singlehandedly lifts people up from the dust and mud, and places them on the Solid Rock. I declare by divine authority that He will lift me up and put His glory upon me and My enemies shall fall and be ashamed in the name of Jesus.
Author: Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams
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