Speaker 1: Shalom beloved, you are welcome to today's morning glory devotion.
Speaker 1: We are Pastor and Deaconess Kielsen from the Harvest Chapel International,
Speaker 1: Denyame Kumasi, and we are excited to be bringing to
Speaker 1: you another episode of our morning glory devotion. Let us
Speaker 1: kindly share a word of prayer. Our Heavenly Father, we
Speaker 1: thank you for the blessing of a new day. As
Speaker 1: we prepare to hear your word, we invite your Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit to guide us. Please open our hearts and our
Speaker 1: minds and let your presence illuminate our understanding so that
Speaker 1: our lives will be deeply transformed by what we are
Speaker 1: about to hear. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen. Let us
Speaker 1: kindly take our confession for today from Joshua 1.8. Joshua 1.8.
Speaker 1: This book of the law shall not depart from my mouth,
Speaker 1: but I shall meditate in it day and night, that
Speaker 1: I may observe to do according to all that is
Speaker 1: written in it. For then I will make my way prosperous,
Speaker 1: and then I will have good success. Amen. Today's message
Speaker 1: is titled, After the Answer, After the Answer, written by Ms.
Speaker 1: Amanda Beidou. Our scripture readings shall be taken from 1
Speaker 1: Samuel 1, the verse 19-20, and then 1 Samuel 2,
Speaker 1: the verse 18-21, 1 Samuel 1, the verse 19-20, and
Speaker 1: then 1 Samuel chapter 2, verse 18 to 21. I
Speaker 1: will be reading from the New King James Version. 1
Speaker 1: Samuel chapter 1, verse 19 to 20. Then they rose
Speaker 1: early in the morning, and worshipped before the Lord, and
Speaker 1: returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah
Speaker 1: knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. So
Speaker 1: it came to pass in the process of time, that
Speaker 1: Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying,
Speaker 1: Because I have asked for him from the Lord. Amen.
Speaker 1: But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child,
Speaker 1: wearing a linen ephod. His mother used to make him
Speaker 1: a little robe and bring it to him year by
Speaker 1: year when she came up with her husband to offer
Speaker 1: the yearly sacrifice. And Eli would bless Elkanah and his
Speaker 1: wife and say, The Lord give you descendants from this
Speaker 1: woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.
Speaker 1: Then they would go to their own home. And the
Speaker 1: Lord visited Hannah. so that she conceived and bore three
Speaker 1: sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the child Samuel grew before
Speaker 1: the Lord. The Lord add his blessings to the reading
Speaker 1: and hearing of this word. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Speaker 1: After the Answer After the Answer Beloved, The Lord is
Speaker 1: a prayer answering God and he will perform what he
Speaker 1: has promised to us. However, we have a responsibility to
Speaker 1: remain committed to him even after he has answered our prayer.
Speaker 1: The story is told in 1 Samuel of how Hannah
Speaker 1: pleaded with the Lord for a child. Year after year,
Speaker 1: her family went up to Shiloh for yearly sacrifices and worship.
Speaker 1: She was taunted constantly about her barrenness and she continued
Speaker 1: to persevere in prayer for a child. The Lord answered
Speaker 1: and gave her a child Samuel, whom she dedicated to
Speaker 1: the Lord, and later became one of the great prophets
Speaker 1: of Israel. Beloved, it is worth noting that Hannah did
Speaker 1: not stop going to Shiloh yearly even after giving birth
Speaker 1: to Samuel. Her commitment was even greater as she went
Speaker 1: to give her child robes year after year, and the
Speaker 1: Lord further blessed her with more children. When we are
Speaker 1: waiting on the Lord for a miracle, there is a
Speaker 1: fervency and commitment we often have because of the burden
Speaker 1: or need. Many of us are seen constantly committed to
Speaker 1: the things of God, willing to serve in his house
Speaker 1: and even make vows to him. But oftentimes, after he
Speaker 1: answers our prayer, our commitment wanes and we become busy,
Speaker 1: prioritizing other things in our lives at the expense of
Speaker 1: our service to God. Beloved, our service to God must
Speaker 1: not only be tied to what he does for us. Rather,
Speaker 1: our service to him should be because we are His
Speaker 1: servants who truly love Him and want to obey Him.
Speaker 1: Let us take an inventory of our lives. Are we
Speaker 1: spending less time with God after He granted us that job,
Speaker 1: that child, or that opportunity? Is our secret place with
Speaker 1: God still fervent after He answered a certain prayer? Are
Speaker 1: we still burning with passion for the things of God
Speaker 1: Or are we preoccupied with the same things He blessed
Speaker 1: us with? Beloved, we must endeavor to continue to labor
Speaker 1: day and night in serving God, before, during, and after
Speaker 1: He answers our prayers. After the answered prayers, may we
Speaker 1: be found with even greater passion serving the Lord with
Speaker 1: all of our lives until He calls us home. Amen.
Speaker 1: Let us kindly take our memory verse for today. Our
Speaker 1: memory verse shall be taken from Romans chapter 12, the
Speaker 1: verse 11. Romans 12, the verse 11. I will be
Speaker 1: reading from the New King James Version. Never be lacking
Speaker 1: in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Speaker 1: never be lacking in you but keep your spiritual fervor,
Speaker 1: serving the Lord. Amen. Let us kindly share a word
Speaker 1: of prayer. Our Heavenly Father, we thank you for your
Speaker 1: faithfulness and for being a God who consistently hears and
Speaker 1: answers our prayers. We ask you for forgiveness for the
Speaker 1: times we have allowed the very blessings you have given
Speaker 1: us to distract us from serving you. Please ignite us
Speaker 1: with fresh fire today so that our commitment to you
Speaker 1: will not wane when our requests are granted. Help us
Speaker 1: to serve you with even greater passion and love, faithfully
Speaker 1: seeking your presence before, during and after our requests have
Speaker 1: been granted. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen. Precious one, our
Speaker 1: devotion and service to God must not be tied only
Speaker 1: to what he does for us. Let us ensure that
Speaker 1: our commitment remains fervent even after our prayers have been answered. Amen.
Speaker 1: God richly bless you for staying all through today's morning
Speaker 1: glory devotions kindly join us again tomorrow morning by God's
Speaker 1: grace at the same time for another episode of our
Speaker 1: morning glory devotion. Stay tuned to Radio HCI today for
Speaker 1: more spirit-filled content. Stay blessed. Shalom.