1 Samuel 2:1 KJV
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
This has to be kept in the context of chapter one where
Hannah could have no child
Hannah was provoked by an adversary and
Hannah was
Grieved in the heart
Bitter in the soul and
Sorrowful in the spirit
But God turned all of that around so that in chapter two she prayed such praises to the Lord as this!
Few people live in this world without times of great heaviness and sorrow of heart. Some have lives that are deeply wounded year after year with little relief. The faith of the saint is that there is a day of rest for us all. Every believer will give praises to the Lord just as Hannah did; if not on this planet then in heaven. And I suspect that those believers who remain true to Christ through a life of difficulty will be able to give greater praise to the Lord then than will those who have had much of their reward here on earth. Nothing would make heaven sweeter than the bitter taste of the pain of earth.
Hang on to Christ! Though grieved, bitter and sorrowful, rejoice in the LORD.
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
This has to be kept in the context of chapter one where
Hannah could have no child
Hannah was provoked by an adversary and
Hannah was
Grieved in the heart
Bitter in the soul and
Sorrowful in the spirit
But God turned all of that around so that in chapter two she prayed such praises to the Lord as this!
Few people live in this world without times of great heaviness and sorrow of heart. Some have lives that are deeply wounded year after year with little relief. The faith of the saint is that there is a day of rest for us all. Every believer will give praises to the Lord just as Hannah did; if not on this planet then in heaven. And I suspect that those believers who remain true to Christ through a life of difficulty will be able to give greater praise to the Lord then than will those who have had much of their reward here on earth. Nothing would make heaven sweeter than the bitter taste of the pain of earth.
Hang on to Christ! Though grieved, bitter and sorrowful, rejoice in the LORD.
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