MEMORISE : Remember me, O my God, for good. Nehemiah 13 : 31b.
READ : 1 SAMUEL 1 : 17 - 19.
17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the
woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the
LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EZEKIEL 17 - 18; PSALM 69 : 1 - 21.
One truth the children of God must continue to remember is that it
takes divine remembrance to daily experience deliverance in their lives
and ministries. The best way to explain this is to interpret
“remembrance” as “attention”, because God is never forgetful. In Isaiah
49 : 15 God said:
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she
should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may
forget, yet will I not forget thee.”
So, God does not forget, but He may decide to ignore you if you continue to live in sin.
One person that experienced divine remembrance was Hannah. The Lord
remembered Hannah by paying attention to her prayer in answer to Eli’s
prayer. 1 Samuel 1 : 17 says :
“Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.”
Hannah was under the bondage of barrenness for several years, but when
God remembered her, she was delivered from the bondage of
unfruitfulness. To someone using this devotional, I pray that the
Almighty will remember and deliver you from all forms of bondage today
in Jesus’ Name. Let us learn from Hannah what she did to draw divine
attention to herself and her situation. First, she prayed earnestly and
fasted for God’s attention. At times we need to demonstrate our
seriousness concerning what we really want God to do for us by embarking
on prayer and fasting. Jesus taught His disciples this truth in Mark 9 :
29. In addition, for God to remember you in your unpleasant situation,
you have to cooperate with Him by playing your own role. My experiences
have revealed to me the mistakes some children of God make as they
expect God to play their own roles together with His. This ended at
Calvary where God suffered as a man, but there He declared: IT IS
FINISHED. If you are looking for a job, write applications and go out to
attend interviews because God will not write an application letter for
you, neither will He attend the interview on your behalf. Sufficient is
the fact that He will back you up during the interview. The Bible
reveals something that many may not pay attention to which, of course,
was fundamental to the divine remembrance of Hannah. What is it? 1
Samuel 1 : 19d says that:
“......and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.”
What could have happened to Hannah’s prayer if she and her husband did
not play their part in this regard? Beloved, let us cooperate with God,
He will remember us for good in Jesus’ Name.
ACTION POINT :
Pray, fast and take steps under the guidance of the Holy Spirit
concerning that situation that is bothering you. You will experience
divine remembrance and deliverance.
AUTHOR : Pst E . A ADEBOYE
