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God is amazing and worthy of our focus. I’ve often spoken about how nothing is impossible for Him. But He is also amazing because He is immutable. The same character traits true in Abraham’s day are true with Hannah and are still true now. Hannah’s prayer is
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God can do anything; our task is trusting His ability to do what He says. If God can make the mountains, can He not move them? If God can create human beings, can He not move them as well? The day after Hannah’s prayer, Elkanah, his two wives, and
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When God calls us, He wants our heart to be involved. While doing something good for the wrong reasons is still doing something good, it is not something deserving of reward or acclamation. Passionless action is nothing more than compliance. God doesn’t our compliance. He wants us to walk
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God loves when we come to Him with an open heart, willing to serve. He can do much through willing people. We can do much if we follow Him. One day, after Elkanah served at the altar and brought home his share of the sacrifice, Hannah got up after dinner
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How we handle God’s blessing deeply illustrates our character within. From whom much is given, much will be required. Those whom God blesses are called to use their blessing for good. Before the days of the Hebrew kings, a simple Levite named Elkanah lived in the hill country of