Scripture

He will protect his faithful ones

The wicked will disappear in darkness.

No one will succeed by strength alone.

Observation

After bringing Samuel to the Tabernacle to serve the Lord, Hannah prays.

Hannah expresses joy that she ihas been vindicated before her enemies. The Lord [pulls down the arrogant and raises the humble.

The Lord is overturning all the accepted structures. The hungry are well-fed and those who are well-fed are now starving. The woman who had no children now has seven, but those with many children will waste away.

It is the Lord who gives and takes away. He will protect His faithful ones. Those who resist the Lord will be shattered.

Application

The world tells us that we must all look after our own interests first. But God promises to protect those who are faithful to Him.

With God in control, the strong and the wicked will not always get their own way. He pulls down down the proud and the arrogant to remind us that He is the Lord.

Nobody succeeds by strength alone. It is all the grace of God.

We should not be afraid or anxious about what might happen. God is in control. We should just trust Him.

The gates of hell will not prevail against the Kingdom of God. Those gates are strong, but God’s Kingdom is stronger. The powerful elites and embedded interests seem impregnable, but God is greater.

Prayer

Hallelujah! You O Lord are greater than all the powers and schemes of men. Please help me to trust you now and always. Amen.