the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
1 Samuel 2:1-11
According to Philippians 4:6, the verse quoted yesterday, thanksgiving is an indispensable part of our prayers. Hannah is not slow to thank the One who has heard her prayer. Let us not forget to do this each time that God answers our prayers. But Hannah goes even further. For her it is an opportunity to praise the LORD with a beautiful song. What is the theme of her praise? She praises God’s holiness (v. 2), His knowledge (v. 3), His power (v. 6) and His justice (v. 10). But above all she exalts His grace, which name she bears (Hannah means grace) and which she has received. This grace takes the poor beggar (you and me) out of the dust (a picture of death) and from the "dunghill" of sin to give him a place with Jesus in His glory and His kingdom.
The final words of this song bring in this powerful king, the "anointed" who is the Lord Jesus. (In the Word of God the horn is a symbol of power). Are we rejoicing like Hannah in such a salvation (v. 1) and in such a Saviour? It is a useful exercise to compare Mary’s words in Luke 1:46-55 with Hannah’s song. She also rejoiced, not only in God her Saviour, but also in what His power and His mercy have done for Israel (v. 54).
