A GOD WHO KNOWS

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

Then Hannah prayed and said:

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.

1 Samuel 2:1, 3

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

Thus far in Hannah’s prayer in Chapter 2, we have seen more of an attitude of complete praise and honor unto God for His power, unique sovereignty, holiness and deliverance. As we get to verse 3, we see Hannah sound a tone of warning before giving us yet another reason to praise God. For we serve a God who knows us and is ever keeping a watchful eye on us.

We can’t help but think that Hannah’s terse words had to be intended for Penninah who had spent so much time provoking Hannah because she couldn’t bear children. Since every son and daughter birthed for Elkanah had come from Penninah, you can almost hear her bragging and boasting about it to Hannah, seeking to make her feel inferior and worthless. Hannah makes it clear that God knows what we do and will weigh the merit (or lack thereof) of all our actions.

Maybe you can relate to Hannah. Have you ever known someone who seemed to find pleasure in picking on others? Some people seem to actually get off on doing whatever they can do to bring another person down. And this is certainly against what God would expect from any one of His people…for He calls for us to support one another…to encourage and edify. Consider these words from the Apostle Paul:

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Romans 14:17-19

Did you hear God’s word?

He said, “Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.”

And we had better be obedient to His word and will because He is watching…and thus He knows what we have either done or not done in compliance with His expectations…and He weighs how well we have done.

With this friends, we should praise God for being a God who knows us and keeps us honest because He does keep an eye on us. We’re not able to have any opportunity where we could get away with sinning…to do something we know is against the will of God with some chance that He wasn’t looking when we did wrong.

No…God is ALWAYS watching and thus ALL knowing. Thus we are accountable ALL of the time. Thanks be to God for this…and may our prayer before God be to ALWAYS be used as an instrument for His will and way. For it’s then and ONLY then that we can ensure that God will always like what He sees in us…to know that we are living a life that is pleasing to His sight…not just some of the time but ALL of the time. Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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