Then
the LORD said to me, "Right. I am watching to make sure that my words come
true." Jeremiah 1: 12
My
word, which comes from my mouth, is like the rain and snow. It will not come
back to me without results. It will accomplish whatever I want and achieve
whatever I send it to do." Isaiah 55: 11
There
are several promises of God in His Word and people cannot but claim this
precious promises into their life. Meanwhile, there are some who the situations of life is so hard on them that they tends to think that God is “a bit slow” in bringing to pass in
their life his precious promises.
Many
of who has tried to find other means or ways out for themselves by trying to
help or fix things for God based on their own premonitions, which is very
wrong.
This
one thing have I come to understand, that many experience delay not that the
trouble is with God or that God is kind of slow in His dealings, but that many people don't mix their faith with
the Word (receiving and holding unto the word with utmost faith), while
receiving or claiming the promises of God. “Without faith it is impossible to please
God…” Hebrew 11:6
HANNAH MIXED FAITH WITH THE WORD
1
Samuel 1:12-18
And
it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her
mouth. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice
was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. And Eli said unto
her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. And Hannah
answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have
drunken neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the
LORD. Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the
abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. Then Eli answered
and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou
hast asked of him. And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So
the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
She,
who was once sad, depressed and had been continually praying before God got her
countenance changed when “the prophet Eli prayed for her”. She received the word
by utmost faith,. Note: she had been sad before, but by the virtue of the word
of the prophet that she received joy divine was brought up within her. In fact,
she who cannot eat before, after receiving the word by faith, rose up and she
ate.
The
rest of the story was that, she who was barren became a mother. And that’s the
efficacy of holding unto the word with faith or mixing faith with the word.
“BE IT UNTO ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD” HOLY MARY
A
CONTRASTING CASE: Zachariah heard the word but He was doubtful.
The
scripture talks about Zachariah as a priest of the most high God. He and his
wife Elizabeth were righteous before God, walking in all the commandment and
ordinances of the lord, and they were blameless. However, they had an issue,
they had no child even though they have advanced in age. The Angel of the Lord
was sent to Zachariah to give him good tidings from the Lord.
Luke
1:13-19
But the angel said to him, "Do
not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth
will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy
and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth… And Zacharias said to the
angel, "How shall I know this? For
I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." And the angel
answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of
God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. But behold,
you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place,
because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own
time."
“Because
you did not believe my words”
We
can see the reword of unbelief on the part of the Zachariah, He was mute and
deaf until the child was born.
And
that’s the reason why many people were had delay in getting answers to their
request of which they tends to see fault on the part of God.
God’s
expectation was that, “whenever He gave us His word, we shouldn’t doubt, but
rather put absolute trust and confidence in Him to bring it to pass.
God’s
word will not go without fulfilling its purpose.
God
watches over His word to perform it.
His
Word is dependable and reliable; it never fails.
Grace
to you.
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