Incomparable!

Incomparable!

There is none holy as the LORD: For there is none beside thee: Neither is there any rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2 KJV

Context and Charge:

We read these words and remember the story behind the glory. A woman had been married for quite some time, but had no children. She had some bitterness in her heart, because she had a rival who already had children. Life will definitely not always be fair, and it will not always give you what you want, when you want it and how you want it, but the one thing you must know is the God who has given us all that we need for life and Godliness. He knows what this life is all about, and He can change the story whenever he wants to. The woman would come every year to the temple to pray, and I wonder why she never gave up. It could only have been from a place of personal encounter with this God. You do not use these words if you have not met the God of those words. Have you met this God? Does He know you as His own?

The woman eventually got what she had been asking God for: a son. She must have prayed God's heart, because God was looking for a fresh start at the temple in Shiloh. The rot had gone deep and Eli and his sons were not interested in the right direction. The prayer of Hannah was the key to the next level. Be careful of the words you use when you come to God in prayer. He does not joke with His words. I must ask God for help to pray the right way and for the right things. When I have found God's perfect will, I will not struggle. A man will only insist on his own way if he has never experienced the joy, peace and quiet that comes from letting God have His way. In praying, I must ask God to help me pray His perfect will, and this can only come out of a heart that knows this God. Again, I ask- do I know this God?

Conviction and Conclusion:

The attributes of God are made clear here: his holiness, his incomparable nature and his strength, stability and consistency. These are just some of the things God would have me know about Him. I cannot deal with God and not respect His holiness. I can't get anything from Him if I do not deal with these attributes. We want the blessings, but we want nothing to do with the demands. We even know these attributes, but we assume they are for other people, not us. We make excuses sometimes, claiming we are human and that God understands, but what God has done is to supply the grace we need to live up to these demands. God is incomparable; He has laid down the perfect example, supplied the grace we need, and then calls us to walk with and work for Him. It is a privilege not to be taken for granted. God's time of favour is here.