Daily Bible Reading - Thursday May 7th

Andy W.
on 5/6/09 9:51 pm - Tulsa, OK

Hannah was desperate when she prayed. But she did not pray in a selfish way. She wanted a son so that she could give him to God.  Hannah prayed in a humble way as a servant to God. She felt that God had forgotten her. But she knew that God was all-powerful. God was the only person who could help her. And she knew that. Hannah did not pray aloud. But God heard her as she prayed in her spirit. In those days, people did not say silent prayers. They prayed aloud. He thought that she had drunk too much wine but then he realised that she was a good woman. She trusted God. So Eli was kind to her. In the Old Testament, the priest spoke on behalf of God. Eli gave Hannah peace from God. Then he prayed that God would answer her prayer.  Even though she was made fun of each year she never gave up on God and always trusted God no matter what she went through and sure enough her prayer was finally answered and she had Samuel.  She kept her promise and after he was weaned she took Samuel and gave him to God.  There’s a huge lesson of trusting God for us to learn.

 

Today’s Reading


1 Samuel 1:1-2:21
John 5:1-23
Psalm 105:37-45
Proverbs 14:28-29

 

Daily Devotional


I John 5:5

“Every God-begotten person conquers the world's ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world's ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God"

Did you know that you are pre-programmed for victory? As a child of the Most High God, you are filled with His conquering power. You are filled with the power to overcome all the negative, self-defeating forces of the world. Do you know what that power is? It’s your faith. When you activate your faith, you are tapping into His unlimited strength. You are opening the door for Him to move supernaturally in your life.

Understand that faith causes you to live your life differently. It causes you to speak and act differently than before. When things come against you, instead of complaining and giving up, faith causes you to rise up and say, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper. I am able to do all things through Christ who gives me strength!" Faith causes you to obey God’s Word and do the right thing even when the wrong thing is happening. When you choose to live the life of faith, you are choosing God’s best. You are choosing blessing. You are choosing to allow His conquering power to flow through every area of your life!

Today's thought: Thank You for filling me with Your conquering power. I choose to live in faith and declare Your promises over my life. I choose to follow Your Word. I choose Your ways knowing that You have good plans for me.




I Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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