Deliverance Delight

I Samuel 2:13 says, “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. “There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.

This is a prayer of Hannah, a woman who was barren, and then God gave her a child.  Here she rejoices and boasts in God’s deliverance from her barrenness.  She attributes all holiness and strength and joy to the fact that the Lord was mighty on her behalf.

In the prior chapter, it says Hannah was a deeply troubled woman who poured her heart out to the Lord.  She needed a miracle.  She was in desperate longing for a child. She trusted the Lord to answer, and he did.  And she was careful to give him the praise.

It’s easy to strive for answers when we are in trouble, because we look around and think God is not listening or unaware of our needs.  And when we finally do pour out our hearts to him and he answers, we often forget to praise Him and marvel at his mercy and provision.

Arrogance is not comely to one who loves the Lord; in fact, arrogant Christians are some of the hardest people to be around.  

But those who humbly give all the glory to the Lord for every blessing in their lives are like a refreshing drink of water that draws others to Him for a drink where they too can be satisfied.