ARE YOU CALLED A FAILURE? WAIT ON GOD!

FRIDAY, 30TH JUNE, 2023.

By: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer, Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l

Topic: ARE YOU CALLED A FAILURE? WAIT ON GOD! 

MEMORIZE: "And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb."  1 Samuel 1:6

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Samuel 2:5-8.

“They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.”

EXPOSITION:

Failure is inability to meet up with the standard of success or not fulfilling one’s expectation or life’s dream. Failure is the opposite of success. But failure is never the end of life, its effects over our life depends on how we see it. The bitterness and humiliation experienced during failure also depends on how possible we see God in our situation. Some see failure as a way to amend our way for a fresh and better beginning. But to those who see failure as a bitter knockdown, they see it as a frustrating factor preventing their success and greatness. We learn to be better when we see failure as a way forward toward better improvement. God is God of success but gives room for men to amend their ways in order to get it right with Him.

Hannah was once regarded a failure because of her barrenness. Her rival that the word of God called “her adversary” do “provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.” Peninnah thought it was over for her rival, Hannah. But at God’s time, her supposed failure was visited and turned to success with the birth of Samuel. In her excitement, she praised God, who had dealt so marvelously with her.

What great things she says of God. She takes little notice of the particular mercy she was now rejoicing in, does not commend Samuel for the prettiest child as fond parents are too apt to do. No, she overlooks the gift, and praises the giver; whereas most forget the giver and fasten only on the gift. Every stream should lead us to the fountain; and the favours we receive from God should raise our admiration of the infinite perfections that are in God. There may be other Samuels, but no other Jehovah. There is none beside thee. Note, God is to be praised as a peerless being, and of unparalleled perfection. This glory is due unto his name, to own not only that there is none like him, but that there is none besides him. All others were pretenders, Ps 18:31. Hannah here celebrates four of God's glorious attributes as thus:-- 

(1.) His unspotted purity. This is that attribute which is most praised in the upper world, by those that always behold his face, Isa 6:3; Re 4:8. When Israel triumphed over the Egyptians God was praised as glorious in holiness, Ex 15:11. So here, in Hannah's triumph, There is none holy as the Lord. It is the rectitude of his nature, his infinite agreement with himself, and the equity of his government and judgment in all the administrations of both. At the remembrance of this we ought to give thanks. 

(2.) His almighty power: Neither is there any rock (or any strength, for so the word is sometimes rendered) like our God. Hannah had experienced a mighty support by staying herself upon him, and therefore speaks as she had found, and seems to refer to that of Moses, De 32:31. 

(3.) His unsearchable wisdom: The Lord, the Judge of all, is a God of knowledge; he clearly and perfectly sees into the character of every person and the merits of every cause, and he gives knowledge and understanding to those that seek them of him. 

(4.) His unerring justice: By him actions are weighed. His own are so, in his eternal counsels; the actions of the children of men are so, in the balances of his judgment, so that he will render to every man according to his work, and is not mistaken in what any man is or does.

If you can wait on God for His visitation, you will also laugh for joy. Obed-Edom, Jabez, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and hosts of others experienced divine turn-around when they came in contact with God. Trust Him for your own turn-around; it shall be well with you. The world is waiting for your testimony – “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” Romans 8:19.

PRAYER POINT:  Lord, I receive grace to receive your touch for my total transformation in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Psalms 127-130.

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