DAILY DEVOTIONAL TODAY - July 29, 2023 || Our Daily Bread [Daily Devotion] | MamClaireTV

Devotional Message:
(1 Samuel 2:1)
Then Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.

Hannah's story is one of the most well-known stories of faith-filled women mentioned in the Bible. Her longing for a child, and the dark season of waiting, has brought countless people to pore over these pages and find hope and comfort.

Hannah took her problems and pain straight to God in prayer. She had come to the house of the Lord and asked for a son, and now, in today's prayer she praises God for the child in her womb (Verses 1-2). And this child would grow up and change the world. Samuel became one of Israel's greatest prophets and a faithful judge. He was the one who would anoint David as King. And from David's lineage would come Jesus Christ. In fact, many agree that the last verse of Hannah's powerful prayer is a specific prophecy of Christ the King: "He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed." (Verse 10).

Though sometimes it's hard to see and understand what God is doing and why the answers to our deepest longings are taking so long, we can be confident that He hears our prayers and that He's at work. He simply asks us to trust Him, just as Hannah did. He invites us to come to Him and bring our heart's cry, our pain, our longings, and our brokenness. He will never turn us away or turn a deaf ear to our struggle. He is fully trustworthy, loving, and kind.

Just as Hannah praised God for being a "Rock," we too can lean fully on Him. God is secure, He's our sure foundation, our solid Rock. We can rely on Him who never changes to hold us steady in every tumultuous time. Our God is forever faithful.

So no matter what you're facing today, put your hope in Him. He will never fail you. Indeed, he will fill you and, in time, cause