Category: 1 Samuel
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Exultation
1 Samuel 2:1 “And Hannah prayed and said, ‘My heart exults in the Lord’” As you look at yourself today and take stock of your life, can you say that you are “exulting?” It’s such a wonderful word. It means “to jump for joy!” Up until the moment of the verse from 1 Samuel 2…
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The Blessing of Children
1 Samuel 1:20 “And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, ‘I have asked for him from the Lord.’” One of the things to look for in the study of the Bible is repeated words. If we see a word that is repeated over and…
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God’s Greatest Gift
1 Samuel 1:20 “And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, ‘I have asked for him from the Lord.’” What a wonderful gift is the gift of a child. We are reminded of this in the story of Hannah and her son Samuel in the…
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Crisis “Religion”
1 Samuel 15:22 “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.” As you weather the storms we are facing at this moment in history, including in your personal life, who or what are…
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Regrets . . .
Proverbs 24:16 “for the righteous falls seven times and rises again . . .” 1 Samuel 12:20 “And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.” One of the things that can discourage a believer perhaps…
To Encourage You 