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Day 354
I Samuel 1:20
"Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord."
Hannah had been unable to have children. She prayed earnestly, asking God to give her a son. She promised that she would dedicate her son to the service of the Lord. God answered her prayer, and she named him Samuel, which means "asked of God." With great gratitude, Hannah brought her son to the priest and told him Samuel was given to the Lord for life. Samuel lived with Eli the priest and began serving God in the temple as a child.
Hannah showed her gratitude to God for the gift He gave her. She decided to allow Samuel to be a blessing to the Lord. What has God blessed us with? Do we use our possessions to bless the Lord? Would we transport someone to church in our new car? Would we use our new home to host a church fellowship or other church-sponsored gathering? Would we feed some needy person at our table? Would we use our new dishes to serve someone other than ourselves or those we want to impress?
Do we allow or encourage the husband, wife or children God gave us to serve Him? After God has blessed us, are we then selfish with our gifts? Some Christians actually hinder their family members from serving God. They are totally selfish in their dealings with family members. If it is in some way an inconvenience to them for their loved ones to serve God, they complain instead of supporting them.
Let us remember that every good and perfect gift comes from above. Our Heavenly Father has been good to us, and we should show our gratitude in words and deeds. After all, we are only stewards of everything we possess. We can only handle them as long as we are on the earth. After that, the stewardship of those things will pass on to someone else. So, we should show God gratitude for the opportunity to be blessed by the gifts He has given us to enjoy while we are here.
I will endeavor to show God gratitude for everything He has blessed me with. I will aim to use all I have to be a blessing to the Lord.