Romans 6:11 – Be ALIVE TO GOD, alert to Him, through Jesus Christ our Lord!
WE CAN DO NOTHING OF LASTING VALUE WITHOUT HIS PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES. Nobody wants to waste their lives. We all want our lives to have an effect and to produce lasting, good fruit. We all want to leave a legacy that our children and our families can be proud of. We all want to…
HIS PRESENCE CAN BRING BREAKTHROUGH BEYOND WHAT IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. These men were professional and experienced fisherman. If anyone could have brought success to fishing it would have been them. Professionals can usually bring the greatest opportunity for success. It is for this reason that when we need help in any area, we will usually…
WITH THE PRESENCE OF GOD CAME THE MIRACLE Jesus and His presence in any particular situation almost always leads to a miracle or many miracles. His presence in the life of people in the Bible often ended up in a miracle taking place. There is a link between where the presence of Jesus is and…
THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS WAS THE TURNING POINT IN BOTH STORIES.The arrival of Jesus and His presence is always the turning point in every situation. Here we see two similar stories with one major common thread – Jesus pitches up and everything changes. He is the turning point in each of our lives as Christians.…
Luke 5:1-11 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. And He…
DON’T FORGET TO BE THANKFULAfter giving her precious son over to God, she starts rejoicing. 1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed: ‘My heart rejoices in the LORD! The LORD has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.’ It is so important to remember to be…
ATTITUDE CHANGE COMES BEFORE A CHANGE IN POSITIONThis is not such an easy point. Let’s look at what happened to Hannah. 1 Samuel 1:17 – 18 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.” She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.”…
DESPERATE PEOPLEBut then something seems to change. It seemed like Elkanah and his family made regular trips to the temple. But on this particular trip, Hannah reaches a level where she becomes desperate. No longer does she care who sees her or what she looks like. Her desperate circumstances move her to a place of…
The story of Hannah and the birth of Samuel remains one of the most remarkable stories in the Bible. How a barren woman could call on God and in the process one of the greatest characters in the Old Testament is born. Samuel grew up to become the last of Israel’s judges, he became Israel…
In life, we may forget God, but the reverse is never true. We should make that quality decision not to forget Him. Deuteronomy 8:11‘Beware that in your plenty you don’t forget the Lord your God and begin to disobey Him.’ Verse 19 ‘But if you forget about the Lord your God and worship other gods instead,…