MORNING MANNA 12-7-21
REASON TO REJOICE
“And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. – 1 Samuel 2:1
God’s salvation is a deliverance from the worst of evils, of freest grace, for the best of purposes. He saves the poor and needy, the guilty and the distressed, who call upon Him, and believe upon Him. And we who have obtained mercy, should with Hannah rejoice in God’s salvation, as those who have received an invaluable favour; as those who are laid under, and are ready to acknowledge their infinite obligations.
Salvation is the proper source of joy and rejoicing; and while some rejoice in property, some in power, and some in earthly prospects, let us rejoice in the salvation of our God. It is a cause for rejoicing in sickness and in health, in poverty and in plenty, in life and in death.
Although the fig tree should not blossom, neither should fruit be on the vine; though the labour of the olive should fail, and the fields should yield no more meat; though the flock should be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls : yet we may rejoice in the Lord, and joy in the God of our salvation; for not one thing shall fail of all that He hath spoken. Delightful truth, “SALVATION IS OF THE LORD.” – James Smith, 1840
Join heaven and earth, to bless
The Lord our righteousness,
In Him I will rejoice,
With cheerful heart and voice;
In Him complete I shine;
His life and death are mine.
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
www.lakewaybaptist.org
