Date: Thursday, 5th March, 2026
Text: 1 Samuel 1:24–28
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Let your testimonies ripen before you share them. A woman who has been barren for many years should not announce her testimony the moment she conceives. Wisdom teaches that some miracles must mature before they are publicly celebrated.
Hannah understood this principle of divine timing. Though God answered her prayer, she waited until Samuel was born and weaned before presenting him to the Lord. The Scripture says, “And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her… and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh” (1 Samuel 1:24).
Some blessings are lost prematurely because they are exposed too early. Not every testimony is meant for immediate declaration. Sometimes God protects His work in our lives through seasons of silence and quiet growth.
The preservation of Joash illustrates this truth clearly. When Athaliah attempted to destroy the royal lineage, Jehosheba rescued the infant and hid him in the temple for six years under the care of the priest Jehoiada. “And they hid him… in the house of the Lord six years” (2 Kings 11:3).
In the seventh year the young prince was revealed, crowned king, and Athaliah was overthrown. The hidden season preserved the promise until the right time of manifestation. May God grant us wisdom to guard our testimonies until His appointed time.
Prayer Nugget: Father, grant me wisdom to guard what you are doing in my life until the appointed time of manifestation, in Jesus’ name.
Bible in One Year: Deuteronomy 33–34.