1 Samuel 2:8 (NKJV) “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, And He has set the world upon them.” Why does God prosper...

1 Samuel 2:7 (NKJV) "The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up." Your success and prosperity is not tied to your hard work alone. It is good to work hard, to strive for excellence, to give your best in your endeavors, but you need to always...

1 Samuel 2:6 (NKJV) “The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up." All power belongs to God, and our God is the only being that has total sovereignty and total power, all by Himself. We do not have the final say in the affairs of our...

1 Samuel 2:3 (NKJV) “Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed." Only the empty man makes himself to be something or somebody. The man who truly understands himself never...

1 Samuel 2:2 (NKJV) “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God." God is beyond comparison. My God is not like the other gods of the earth. My God is the Lord God Almighty. He is holy like no one else can be. He is...

1 Samuel 2:1 (NKJV) “...'...My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.'" The horn symbolizes strength and victory. The horn is that part of me that needs to be lifted up. The horn of my life can only be lifted up "in...

1 Samuel 2:1 (NKJV) “...'My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.'" It is possible to still rejoice even when things are not going as you expect, but this must be rejoicing in the Lord....

1 Samuel 1:24 (NKJV) "Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord in Shiloh. And the child was young." Of all the things Hannah brought to the Lord at Shiloh,...

1 Samuel 1:23 (NIV) “'Do what seems best to you,' her husband Elkanah told her. 'Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good his word.'..." What seems best for you may not always be what's God's will, and we must be careful in walking this path....

1 Samuel 1:22 (NKJV) "...for she said to her husband, 'Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever.'” As usual and per family ritual, Elkanah had wanted his family to go to Shiloh to worship God, but...