THE GIVER OF LIFE...NOW AND FOREVER

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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

Then Hannah prayed and said:

The Lord brings death and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and raises up.

1 Samuel 2:1, 6

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

We have seen through studying Hannah’s prayer that there are many reasons to praise the Lord. As we continue this study, we come to the most fundamental reason to praise Him…because He blesses us with life…not just in the present but in the future.

Indeed, the Lord is the Giver of life…the Author of all mankind. We’re here because the Lord wished for us to be here and we belong to Him. And there will come a day when the Lord will end this earthly life we live…a day when we will die and be brought down to grave.

Now, consider that this scripture was written in Old Testament time at the tail end of the period of judges…long before Jesus came on the scene. If these words were a comfort and blessing to people then, knowing the Lord was in complete control, how much more are these words a blessing to anyone who would read them after Jesus died on the cross at Calvary and three days later arose victorious from the tomb to sit in honor and glory and power at the Father’s right hand.

For indeed, we know that the Lord not only ordains life as we know it on earth but He also has ordained our opportunity to spend all eternity with Him and Jesus. All we need to do is believe and trust in Jesus as our personal Savior, knowing that He died a sinner’s death on the cross so that we wouldn’t have to.

Friends, not much more needs to be said about this except for an endless stream of praise and thanksgiving spoken to the loving, powerful, compassionate Lord we serve…the Lord who makes us alive in life and death…the Lord who will eventually lift us up with Him at life’s end...the Lord who is the Giver of life…now and forever. Hallelujah! Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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