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LIGHT SHINES BRIGHTEST IN DARKEST NIGHT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
1 Samuel 1:1-18

Galatians 5:13-15

 

“Thou shalt love

thy neighbor as thyself.”

 

LIGHT SHINES BRIGHTEST IN DARKEST NIGHT
 
It is most comforting to know that in the midst of the period of Judges (lasted more than 350 years) when every man did what was right in his own eyes that there was a woman of prayer, faith and devotion in Israel. Her name was Hannah. The LORD had “shut up her womb” (1 Sam 1:5) which was considered a curse according to the Law of Moses. Added on to this stigma was the torment she received from Peninnah, her husband’s other wife. No matter how much more her husband loved her compared to Peninnah it brought little or no comfort. The curse of a barren womb and provocation from Peninnah were beyond earthly comfort.
 
During one of these annual trips to Shiloh where the Tabernacle was located, Hannah prayed to the LORD for mercy. She vowed that if the LORD granted her a son, she would dedicate him to the LORD as a Nazarite to serve Him all his life. The Lord heard her cry and granted her desire. She named her son Samuel (i.e. asked of God) because she asked for a son from the LORD.
 
From the darkest moment of her life, she experienced the brightest light from the Lord. She kept her word and dedicated Samuel to the LORD. Samuel became the last judge and the first prophet to rule Israel before the monarchy. He was also a king-maker.
 
Samuel was a faithful servant of the LORD.
 
THOUGHT: Pray to the Lord in the darkest hour and experience the light.
PRAYER: Father, may I pray always especially when all seem hopeless. For Jesus’ sake, hear my humble cry.

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