today's devotional
A childless woman was miraculously blessed with a son, whom she dedicated fully to the LORD's service. Few mothers - or fathers - can comprehend the difficulty of her decision to leave this precious child in the care of a temple priest, only to visit him once a year. Yet, on the occasion of bringing him to the temple to leave him in service there, she prayed this prayer:
"There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2.2).
Her resolute trust was in the singular, matchless Creator, Yahweh. Praying before a wicked and disobedient priest named Eli, her prayer recognized his spiritual condition, and appealed to him for repentance:
"Boast no more so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed ... "He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a man prevail." (1 Samuel 2.3,9)
No one "pulls the wool" over the eyes of Yahweh, so to speak. It is he, not us, who possesses true knowledge. He weighs our actions, and preserves His righteous people. But - make no mistake - He eventually brings down the wicked. Human effort cannot prevail against our Creator.
There is no god in all of time Who has acted as has Yahweh. It's a fair question to ask of other so-called gods, "what have you ever truly done for me?" False gods are memorialized and sacrificed to, but are completely inept in providing and protecting. Yet, Yahweh has an abundant record. He alone is credited with the mighty deeds recorded in the Bible. Time and again - far too often to count - He has done the miraculous, and provided and protected.
He would also have us know His Son, and be truly known through His Son - "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." (John 17.3) To know Him, and His Son, is to experience them. Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, may well have been limited in her theological expertise. But, she know Yahweh God in a very personal way, and had experienced His intervention and providing her with a precious son.
Knowing Yahweh is not reserved for the scholar alone. He has often worked and intervened in the lives of very ordinary people, to do great things. Regardless of our level of knowledge, it is the greatest privilege of all to know our Creator Father. May we each know Him today in the most personal way.
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
"There is no one holy like the LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2.2).
Her resolute trust was in the singular, matchless Creator, Yahweh. Praying before a wicked and disobedient priest named Eli, her prayer recognized his spiritual condition, and appealed to him for repentance:
"Boast no more so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed ... "He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a man prevail." (1 Samuel 2.3,9)
No one "pulls the wool" over the eyes of Yahweh, so to speak. It is he, not us, who possesses true knowledge. He weighs our actions, and preserves His righteous people. But - make no mistake - He eventually brings down the wicked. Human effort cannot prevail against our Creator.
There is no god in all of time Who has acted as has Yahweh. It's a fair question to ask of other so-called gods, "what have you ever truly done for me?" False gods are memorialized and sacrificed to, but are completely inept in providing and protecting. Yet, Yahweh has an abundant record. He alone is credited with the mighty deeds recorded in the Bible. Time and again - far too often to count - He has done the miraculous, and provided and protected.
He would also have us know His Son, and be truly known through His Son - "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." (John 17.3) To know Him, and His Son, is to experience them. Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, may well have been limited in her theological expertise. But, she know Yahweh God in a very personal way, and had experienced His intervention and providing her with a precious son.
Knowing Yahweh is not reserved for the scholar alone. He has often worked and intervened in the lives of very ordinary people, to do great things. Regardless of our level of knowledge, it is the greatest privilege of all to know our Creator Father. May we each know Him today in the most personal way.
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
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