Date: Saturday, 23rd March, 2024
Text: Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Yesterday, we saw how the Lord looked down from Heaven and had respect unto Hannah’s prayer. God knew that Hannah meant every word in her bargain. So it was that she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, and explained, “I asked the Lord for him” – 1 Samuel 1:20.
After Samuel was weaned she took him to Shiloh and dedicated him to the Lord to serve as priest as long as he lived. Samuel went on to become one of the greatest prophets that ever lived. He was a kingmaker and a king remover. He was a great intercessor in the order of Moses- Jeremiah 15:1.Wherever, he went in Israel, the elders there trembled out of reverence for God. He was a no ordinary child.
Did God leave Hannah desolate? No! God is a merciful God; she was compensated abundantly. The Lord did bless Hannah, and she had three more sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up in the service of the Lord- 1 Samuel 2:21
What do you think would have happened if Hannah refused to pay her vow? Firstly, we may not hear of Samuel as we do today and secondly, God might not compensate and multiply her by giving her more children.
The text today says, “When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed- better not to vow than to vow and not pay.” Ecclesiastes 5:4-5.
Several people are passing through so many difficulties today because they vowed and they refused to pay it and wondered why their problems come from. Pay your vows today and be free from afflictions in Jesus name.
Prayer Nugget: Father, I ask for your mercy over every unpaid vows; by your grace I will fulfill them speedily in Jesus name.