Hannah’s prayer begins with the words, “My heart finds joy in the
Lord” (1 Samuel 2:1). Her son, Samuel, was going the Lord’s way. This
was something which made Hannah rejoice in the Lord. We read about
Samuel’s spiritual growth (1 Samuel 2:18,21). “The boy Samuel grew up
in front of the Lord” (1 Samuel 2:18,21). “The boy Samuel continued to
grow and gained the favour of the Lord and the people” (1 Samuel 2:26).
For Samuel, this was just the beginning. There were greater things to
come: “And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of
his words fall to the ground” (1 Samuel 3:19).
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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