1 Samuel Overview Part 2 - Mother Hannah Instituted a Nazarite Prayer on Infant Samuel

Prelude

Our church is going through the most blessed process. For each individual whom I prayed for, I confirmed through God’s heart in the need of this age. The church may be slow in many matters, but being slow only enablesus to learn right from the foundation. There are problems that we encounter, but these only help us get the fullest and most abundant life that has true power. We can be slow, but we must not be slow in seeing the God’s reason. We must know how God is guiding us, individually, our family and our church. After seeing and knowing, we just take one small step in front - not to remain in our old problems.

1) Old Problem

Why is it inevitable that the old problems pertaining to our spiritual hearts come to us again and again such that we fall into inferiority and guilt so easily? Are we being snared by some flu or illnesses in our body repeatedly? Why do we continue to alternate in and out from living a blessed schedule or because we cannot come out of corrupt habits? We can just put up with and embrace one another in our interpersonal relationships, but why is it that quarrels, bitterness and mistrust come inevitably? Why do we quarrel immediately over money repeatedly even after understanding not to do so? Why are we not promoted in our careers time after time? There are people who change boyfriends or girlfriends again and again. Why?

2) Reason: Inevitably, failure must come 非失败不可

There is a reason why we must fail and why we cannot avoid it. Have we thought of why we say, “Luckily, I receive an interview” though we know it in our hearts that there is no coincidence in Him? Have we thought about why we are happy when things prosper? Have we given a thought why we break out to quarrel and show what is in our true hearts on other people? Why is it that we cannot discover the beautiful will of God immediately?

There is a problem in our thoughts so that what is truly in our hearts and minds inevitably flow out and show its effects. Our thoughts do not contain a system of movement. I discover that there are no bad people that come into my life. When I sit down to pray, even those who drill us for learning Chinese when I was young are not as bad as we thought them to be. Without the Chinese language, are we able to base our faith in Chinese for the vision of this age of Chinese? Do we see that a sister is more beautiful when she is ill because she is able to humble down to do what the Lord says and bless who the Lord desires to bless? Have we discovered that God has given nothing bad to His children? What is the problem in our thoughts then?

Satan

Satan is the reason. This is the problem in our spirit. How can we stop old problems if they happen in our spirits?

3) Method of Kingdom

Our Lord Jesus Christ never says that we must try to solve the problems, be it with our own strength or through great lengths of struggles in prayers. <Mt 12:28> says that we must not touch our problems but rely on the Holy Spirit. Touching the problems will bring greater problems. <Mt 18:20> says that only that we come together in twos or threes, God will be there for us. The military or the police force, or those who hold the knives and sword will not understand this principle. <Col 3:1-4> says that we must not touch, but set our hearts and minds above, and to run after things above.

If we know that it is the problem of Satan, we will not try to touch our old problems. To drive away our old problems, we must use method of entering the kingdom of God.

1) Purpose/ Individual, Family, Region, Age = 4 Gospelizations

What is your prayer direction? Is it to the direction of 4 gospelizations? If so, fix it there before praying for any other things. If we have the 4 gospelizations as our purpose, we will find the reason of going to work, find the reason to eat, and even find a reason to throw rubbish into the bin. God is practical. We must experience this before any other.

2) Method (Beloved, Victory (submission), Central to Prayer, Beautiful will, Conquer/Battle = 5 Mysteries

When we get the purpose correct, our key to achieve the purpose must be correct. This method is about bringing our life that is greatly loved by God to all our hearts and minds. We bring the life that already overcomes through all our conditions, and this is wonderfully revealed in quiet submission to Him. The gospel is 180 degrees different from the world on how victory is obtained. Jesus Christ came to die and resurrect. He also showed the world the true meaning of entering the kingdom by choosing to ride on a donkey. He likes to pray more He likes to preach. This is because He is able to go through transformation to just rise to do what He is called to do, to fulfill His role. He said, “I came to earth to do the beautiful will of God, not my own.” In this, His fields beautifully effected. Because we do not know, Jesus Christ came to show people all the beautiful will of God. And finally through conquering and battling, and getting to see and anointed with new and refreshing things, the purpose will be fulfilled. God is with us through the 5 mysteries in our hearts and minds, our conditions, our supposed role, fields, and in new things.

3) Emmanuel Evidence

Thereafter, we must understand that our surroundings influence the spiritual hearts in us. If there are things we do not really know, learn with an upright heart. In our interpersonal relationships, we just get the best friends and not friends who will be changed every 3 months. When my heart is strengthened, I discover that I like tidiness and lean towards a disciplined life. If we solve our problems at the root, our old problems go away naturally. This is the evidence of Emmanuel.

1 Samuel Overview

We shall look at the first 3 chapters of 1 Samuel in this write-up.

1. The last judge “Samuel” <1:1-7-7:17>

When do we succeed? It is when we grab on to the 4 gospelizations and the 5 mysteries. We shall bring this purpose to come for meeting. If we are in failure, hold on to this. Success will come soon. Samuel is the last judge of Israel amidst all the problems and failures of Israel. However, when he grabbed on to the 4 gospelizations and the 5 mysteries, it became the start of the era of kings.

The books 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel were originally one book. 1 Samuel is about the difference between Eli and Samuel, and Saul and David. We must know why Eli and Saul failed. There is a thinking of belief (信念) in them that is wrong.

1) The background of Samuel’s birth <1:1-2:36>

In v10-11 we read that Hannah is the mother of Samuel. Mother Hannah is the background of the establishment of prophet Samuel.

(1) The vow of mother Hannah (Nazirite) and Samuel’s birth <1:1-20> God’s reason, desire / prayer of saints

(i) Blessed mother: Hannah (Prayer)

The prayer of Hannah, the mother of Samuel, is great, not Hannah herself. The problems of believers are that our lives are not totally on God but we still have motives before God.

Nazarite

We must restore the prayer of the Nazarite. A Nazarite is a person defined in the Old Testament who is totally set apart for the Lord such that no razor will be used on his hair and he will not drink wine for his days on earth.

Hannah’s rival in love is Peninnah. Peninnah gave birth so easily every time, possibly even twins or triplets. However, Hannah could not bear any children. At first, she may be bitter, asking why God never gave children to her. However, this is because she is important to God! God told her, “Is the problem of Israel having no children or having no males? But there is not even one Nazarite after the heart of God!” Do we want to become like a normal person like Peninnah? Peninnah is someone whom if God never give food, money, children, she will die! But the life of Hannah is different! Her life is like Ruth, Naomi, or the Samaritan woman. Hannah finally understood, “Now I realize! Israel’s problem is not any other but there is no one who can hear God and drive His enemies away by the power of the Lord Almighty.”

If our lives are so blessed, God will therefore not give us some things or make us have lack in our lives sometimes. This is for accomplishing something great in this age. This great thing is to give birth to a great prophet, to prepare for King David, and this king symbolizes Jesus Christ. For the sake of this, there may be some things he or she will not have in this world. Perhaps in his whole life, he may not have possessions to boast about. He may have to swallow the temper and unreasonable fits of believers. He may even have to distribute his hard-earned money. Have we restored the prayer of Hannah?

Sometimes, people ask me to pray for them. Once someone asked me to pray for his mother’s health. However, his mother has not yet believed in Christ! Another asked me to pray for her colleague to come to Singapore so that she can get a job. This is really very contradictory. Is his mother’s problem sickness? She is dead! She is totally in sin, therefore she only focuses on things of the flesh and will have fear! This is because she has not known the Lord. The colleague’s problem is not because she has no money so that she must come here. It is because of the pirate Satan who steals their lives away! Our prayers must not be blur! If we are clear, we will pray, “Lord, I pray for my family members to have illnesses and have almost no life. Only leave them a life to know God.” Have we not known the will of the Lord?

When I was muddle-headed, I prayed, “Lord, bless my father to earn more money, my parents to love each other more, and that my sibling’s trip overseas will prosper. Also let me go to church happily. Lord, if my family are happy, it will be so good!” When I opened my eyes, I discovered that my family is the most chaotic! I began to pray, “Lord, what are my father and mother doing? They are going further away from the kingdom!” Thereafter, my father lost a great amount of money in trading. My mother lost her health. My sibling met with problems of love. This happened in 1 to 2 years and I was surprised. However, I know it came from me! Problems are indeed blessings. After a period, because of health, my mother came before the Lord. My father asked Christian friends to pray for his wife. My sibling received the best job during the worst downturn of the economy. My youngest sibling came to grasp the best know-how in studies. I became a preacher with my parents’ blessings. This came from the prayer of Nazarite. Do we dare to pray like this, to get the heart of God?

Once a brother asked me to pray for him, “I want to upgrade so that I can get better job offer and earn more money.” “What is the reason for?” I asked. With a little bit of embarrassment in his eyes, he answered, “Err… It is so that I can give more tithes.” Sometimes I really do not know how to pray and answer the people who asked me to pray for them like this. Shall I tell them, “Ok, I will pray for you.” But this is deceiving myself and deceiving them! If I say, “Go and read the book of Malachi! It is because you took away God’s money; therefore you never saw God’s providence at all. This is the reason that you have lack in your past, present and future.” However, if I say this, will he remain in the church? He will leave the church in His timetable. But perhaps I should be like Jesus Christ when someone came to Him and said, “Lord I want to enter the kingdom of God.” Jesus replied, “Go away with your prayers! Sell everything and follow me.” Sometimes it is so difficult to be a preacher as we are occasionally made to tell “lies” about saying, “Ok, I will pray for you.” Is the problem of believers having no money and poor health? Is money offered to God ever wasted because it is used for evangelism and building up lives? How can God hear prayers of “Lord, give me money, health and family peace”? However, the reason we sometimes tell “lies” or remain silent is because between tithes and born again, or knowing importance of evangelism and born again, born again is more important. Therefore, it is more important to systemize and build oneself up in a blessed manner base first on the principle of being born again rather than base church life by tithes or works. However, the system that the Lord has given us in our minds is very clear.

(ii) The very desire of God

If we receive the material things or a quick turn-around in our prayers, we will not get the desire of God. Like Hannah, if we continue to ask for the solutions of old problems, we will be in suffering. The crux is when Hannah knows “the Lord’s heart”.

* Darkness of this age

In Singapore, out of 3 families, one is divorced. In America, more than half are divorced. There is a high level of stress in the working environment of Singapore. If people cannot succeed in the society, come may commit suicide. There is a case where a parent committing suicide by jumping onto the MRT track so that his family will not be poor . As a result of his death, the family really received money but what will happen to his children who will receive the hurts, curse and shame that the parent left behind? Satan will attack them forcefully through this channel. How pitiful are the children? Shall we ask the Lord for a better wife, better job, etc? If we only ask because of our selfish desire, how can God use us to save the age?

(iii) <Ro 12:1-2> Living Sacrifice -> Beautiful will, plan, timetable

Romans 12:1-2 says, “Brothers, I urge you to give your bodies totally to the Lord.” If we do not know the beautiful will, plan, and timetable of God, we will therefore fear when we serve with no anointing. If we do not present ourselves as a living sacrifice, we will be living in fear of our spouse having adultery. There will be no assurance of God’s protection and assurance that He is pleased with us. If we cannot see God’s will and plan, we will be in pain.

How do we know that God loves us now? More than I can understand the word of God, I know that God loves me now by the fact that my heart and mind is in joy because of God. We know that God loves us when we think of God’s word. When I love God, God’s love is revealed. When my heart links up with Him, I will know in my heart, “I know You love me.” How do we know that God accepts us in discipleship training? It is when I hear the message in discipleship training and it becomes my answer and practice, and it is my joy because of this. Another person who is in state of unblessedness will think, “Oh, ok I know about this message”, but after the meeting, he faces hardship, and is tired immediately thinking of the boring job the next day. The condition after discipleship training or any other meeting will determine whether God has accepted us. After meeting Jesus, Zacchaeus gave everything up. After meeting, practically, we want to bless the widow by buying things for her. If we remain in pettiness, narrow-mindedness, get much knowledge and become puffed up in life, will our prayers be of use?

Through the Nazarite prayer of Hannah, she restored everything. Are our prayers presently the desire of God? If our prayers are the desire of God, we will ask the Lord naturally of course, “Give me”, and it will be given to us. Then we will have courage in serving, and treat people generously.

(2) Samuel is offered turning over to Jehovah <1:21-2:11> Infant Samuel who is nursed through prayer / Hannah’s prayer of praise

There are some people who are blessed like Ruth and Hannah. Hannah’s prayer was short but systematic and very beautiful.

V1 Hannah is so assured! Her joy and assurance of victory come from the assurance of being born again! Some people cannot be in joy because they say they have lack in various areas. But God is continually telling us, “Hey child, I gave you all My life. Why are you still sad?” Even if we do not know how to walk His God-driven ways, we shall get the greatest joy if we walk accordingly without falling short of God’s grace in His roles and conditions for us.

V2 Hannah believed in the only God. Her belief had the absolute “only” element!

V3 Hannah experienced receiving everything from God when she humbled down. She did not judge but told people to be humble and learn from the Teacher.

V4-6 This reminds us of the paradoxical parables Jesus spoke. “Blessed are you who are poor in spirit… Blessed are you who hunger for righteousness… for the Kingdom of God belongs to you…!” Hannah gave birth to Samuel, an equivalent of 7 sons in her eyes, and that meant more than and better than any number of children. Those who are loved by God shall have no fear!

V6-7 Hannah kept repeating the Name of Jehovah that He was the Almighty. If we rely on Him, what will it be for us?

V9 Jehovah God will surely protect my steps! Man, like grass, cannot overcome. The Lord is your shield and Your refuge!

If we live amidst this prayer with the people around us, how wonderful it shall be! The Chinese people have a culture where one would consider again and again before complimenting their loved ones. Why be so? Just bless! Restore this prayer and assurance! Samuel can become the prophet of the age because of his mother’s prayer.

(i) Prayer (hearts and minds), education

It is very important to pray for our own children. Prayers mean the content, intent and practical education we will place on them. Some children think that they only have half a cup of milk. However, some children holding half a cup will feel so grateful and think that they have everything. During this discipleship training of 12 people, some people will think that the meeting is important and miraculous because all 12 are Holy Spirit filled, but some others will think that 12 is too little.

Samuel can be very blessed because of Hannah’s prayer. After he was weaned, he spent his youth in the temple. This means that he lived under this prayer of <1 Samuel 2:1-10> and also under the education of Hannah. Hannah allowed her child to see how as a parent, she did her daily things with the ultimate direction and method of the Lord. We must let our children see how their parents do everything in the conclusion of the gospel. If the family lacks money, it is not because God does not care about us, but because He wants us to learn to have mercy on people. If, however, the parents’ prayer for the child is about success, the child will only pray, “Lord, give me “A”s in my studies”, etc. The prayer of parents will bring about the same effect as the nature of education imparted to their children.

(ii) Centering on Church

Samuel centered his life on the church. Do not, eliminate the grace given to you from God after bearing children. Do not excuse yourselves from serving because of your children. Adjust your lifestyle, and be prepared. I speak this first for your own good. Some people seem to be growing and serving very well in the church but after giving birth to their precious, their lives are led by their children. They are late for meetings because of children. They are unable to come for meetings when their children fall sick. After giving birth, it is a norm to wait for a month for the full recovery for the mother before returning to church. However, if the mother is healthy, I think 2 weeks of rest will be enough already. Let the children play, struggle, or even fight in the church. Let them be with the uncles and aunties. Let them memorize all the names of the bigger brothers and sisters. The children who grow up with the church will surely be blessed. We have to set apart ourselves for this.

Goal: Happiness (life)

The above (i) Prayer and education and (ii) Central to the church are the purpose or principle of living. Isn’t this the goal of happiness in our lives?

Task (serving, living) - few and simple

The above 2, happiness and task, must come together. I am one who likes to play. However, I can have the following kind of lifestyle, not because of zealousness. On Saturdays and Sundays, we go to church. This is our outing. Church life is packed on both these days that there is no time to visit the doctor even if my wife is pregnant. It is also not possible to go window-shopping on the streets. On Tuesday evenings, I pass my children to my parents-in-law for their care, and we spend family time with them. On Wednesdays, I have my small group meeting and my wife has to pray for the following day’s small group meeting. There is no time to search for a new job for my wife. There is no need, as her job does not require overtime work. Her company is not too big yet well diversified. It is not too small such that there are chances to evangelize. The most ideal is that there is no overtime work as she needs to take care of the children, and I need to prepare for the messages at the same time. On Thursdays, she takes on her small group while I prepare for discipleship training. The cycle repeats again. We do not have an allocated time for housework, but will squeeze time to do a quick cleaning up of the house. Do you want to be a pastor’s wife? Some people think that it is cool to be a pastor or be a pastor’s wife, but have they sat down to re-consider whether their hearts can take this? My family is in the best process and I think that it is the best. There is no time to beat the children or boil up unnecessary temper on them. As a result, our children grow up well and protected in God’s way of living. Are those who serve the Lord suffering? In fact, God provides for everything! My mother-in-law feeds my daughter until she grows from being really skinny at birth to being fleshy and healthy now. She cries easily, but she has already become the joy of the family because of her presence as the apple of our eyes. She even helps by scolding her younger brother in some matters. When we set our tasks clear and simple, the Lord shall protect all areas of our lives so that we will not need to brainstorm on every little thing. I share this to you so that you may become like me, to enjoy everything.

Do you see what has become of this generation? There is no communication between spouses when children come into their lives. People think that children are cumbersome to have. Yet many couples have no children but they still face conflicts with each other everyday. Do you see what has become of this generation? Even in eating, drinking and playing, people are in struggles. On the other hand, I am so happy in my living. This is because people have lost the purpose and the principle of living from God.

For those working, there are not really many tasks in our job actually. Everyday, we just need to live simply, do the tasks that the Lord has set for us in our company, and just set our minds on blessing people. Back at home, we just bless by finding God’s will and actually saying them out in front of our parents, brothers and sisters and our children. With those who just believed, we need to follow up with them, step by step. This is the mystery of just abiding and doing the tasks that the Lord has set for us in waiting for the day of the Lord’s coming, so that the power inside each of our lives is being able to find the very tasks that the Lord required of us and of our blessings.

(3) The weakness of the high priest, Eli and the evils of the 2 sons (priests) <2:12-36> = The reason for Israel’s depravity

The most important area in the world is at Israel. Zooming in, from Jerusalem, the temple, the Holy Place and right down to the Most Holy Place, that is the most important. However, in the very church itself, there is adultery! Eli’s 2 sons committed adultery there! When they saw beautiful women coming to offer sacrifices, they flirt and made fun of them. Before the meat was sacrificed, they used a fork and snatched it from the people saying, “This is mine.” God did not exist in their very eyes. What does it mean in today’s context? There may not be or perhaps no such similar situation in the churches today. Does this age have pastors with such children? God used this story to emphasize the corruption of the churches of this age. It is not the works that matters, but the very Genesis 3 problem that lies abominated in the temple today. The pastors have hearts and minds that do not really love God and men. When they come before God, they do it as just a ritual. When they see someone cute or lovable, they give care and concern. When there are God’s sheep to take care of, they never take care. After worship, they said, “Shalom” (meaning “peace”), but in their hearts, they think, “be away!” When they go visitation, they ask, “What is the matter?” But when they leave to go home, in their hearts, they think, “This is such a small thing.” A lot of preachers are like that. Their eyes are in adultery. They do not really love God. If God gives you roles to serve in, regard them with importance. In leading your small group, you do not prepare the message and pray for them. On the day of small group itself, members attend the meeting and go home after that. In your heart, you do not really love them. When they meet with problems, God will hold you responsible. Then God will take away what is even yours. This is the emphasis of the bible.

2) Samuel who heard God’s voice <3:1-21>

V7 Eli lives in the same temple as Samuel for years. Yet he could not even hear the voice of God. Who is the Eli of this age?

V13 It is not about the Eli’s failure to educate his sons, but that he loved his sons more than the Lord.

At that time, the revelation of God was not complete before Jesus Christ came. Therefore Samuel really heard the voice of God in his ears. However, at the present time, Jesus Christ has already become flesh and told us all about God. God already told the apostles to pen down the revelations. Through thousands of years of history, the bible has survived the test of time and truth. Those who enforced that the earth is flat killed many people who said that the bible mentioned that the earth is round. There must be fewer and fewer revelations in this age or the bible and its history will slowly be replaced. For example, do we hear God telling us to where to evangelize before we actually go? The bible already says, “Blessed are those who mourn…” so when you see someone in mourning because his life has no answers, we will then evangelize to him. Some people say that they hear God telling them, “Go to Suntec City and you will meet a person. I want you to evangelize to him.” The bible has answers in all areas of our lives, but there are going after mysticism. When the voices they hear get fulfilled, people will continue to ask them, “Hey, tell us what other voices you hear!” I heard that there is a cancer patient in the hospital and the pastor paid him a visit, saying, “Once I heard the Lord telling me to eat meat even when it is unclean. I obeyed and my cholesterol even dropped.” The Bible contains so many important messages, yet he never talks about them!

In those days, the word of Jehovah was rare. But how can the word of the Lord be rare? There is always an abundance of God’s word near us. However, people cannot hear the word of God. Thus they go into ritualistic nature of worshipping God where they will meet God when they come before God. However, after meeting God, they go away as another person. God’s purpose was that He wanted to cast Eli and all leaders who were like Eli aside. Samuel restored Emmanuel at that age. There are all sorts of all sacrifices in the temple, and all kinds of repentance and resolutions in the church, but there is nothing which is because of Emmanuel.

(1) In those days, the word of Jehovah was rare, revelation was not frequent v1

In the age of darkness, there are a lot of words (seemingly from God) that are mystical, legalistic that result in many methods of serving Him. There seems to have all kinds of messages that cover every area of what the Christian needs to hear, but the Lord said that the word of Jehovah was rare! It is an age where man cannot hear God's voice on how God loves him, guides him and provides everything for him. If man cannot hear, he will be fearful of walking the road prepared for him. His mind will be in pain and distress. God's word shall tell us about His will, His timetable on each and every individual, and how God grasp our family as His own to lead. If we lead people to believe in God, they must first see how God is with him. Some people teach new believers how to roll their tongues. There is a young sister in our church who cannot sleep for more than 2 hours daily. After she believed in Christ, her family went into bankruptcy. However, her insomnia improved. Though there are troubles, there is grace from God. God gives grace to keep us from falling, and God gives sufferings for the reason to pull us close to God. We should let people see how God is with them like this. Thereafter, we shall tell people what God is doing. If believers cannot see God, they will surely live in fear.

(2) Jehovah was with him, to cause all his words, not even one sentence to fall empty to the ground v19

Blessed is he who treats God's word as the words from God.

God’s word --> Jesus Christ (perfect accomplishment) --> Holy Spirit --> to see Emmanuel evidence

There is a brother who came to look for me. For the sake of serving God in his life, he attends all the meetings. Therefore, in his heart, he knows that he cannot do overtime work. This is because he needs to take care of the sheep in the church. When the opportunity for promotion came, he was never in the selection list of his boss, as he never did overtime work. The promotion opportunity thus slipped away. How would we explain to this brother his situation using God’s words? "You must be joyful because you are blessed! For the sake of God, you lose that promotion and position. Some serve God and get promoted. However, if you really serve God by taking care of people in your small group and also serve the company with all your heart, mind and strength with the result of you still losing the promotion opportunity, then you are more blessed!" Emmanuel means to use God's word so that we are able to see Him. Why do blessings and grace never come to us? This is because we have not lived the lives of living sacrifices! Do not ask why evidence never comes, but ask, "Have I restored the prayer of the Nazarite?" Then we will reply to God, "For Your sake, I lose the chance." Immediately, we will have joy that transcends all understanding!

(3) Prophesied the degeneration of the household of Eli high priest v12-14

The family of Eli, the high priest, was depraved and henced declined. God says, "I want to do one thing to show to all Israel." Why did Eli and his family failed? This was because they had lost the 4 gospelizations and the method of 5 mysteries. Eli's problem was not because he was not zealous enough or that his education provided for his children to serve God was insufficient. His problem was because his heart did not know the 4 gospelizations and 5 mysteries. Do not look at others. If you lose the 4 gospelizations and 5 miracles, very quickly, you will degenerate. If the big churches do not have the 4 gospelizations and 5 mysteries, in less than 10 years, there will be division and people will surely go away. This is the crux. If the church is small but teaches only knowledge, one by one, the people will leave and the church will no longer be there. The crux of the church is not in the structure or the theology or the hierarchy. The crux is in the 4 gospelizations and 5 mysteries.

Conclusion

Therefore, we must pray aright this week. Do I have the Nazarite prayer? God is waiting for the person after God’s heart to appear, "I want a life who lays down his life for the sake of following the Nazarite. I want a life that is set apart." Do not touch your career or your family problems. If you pray like this, your wife is protected, your children are protected, and your parents are protected because of you. If you hold on to the word of God, God will vouch by all His life to fulfill every little thing. God will not throw His face away and let His words fall empty to the ground. Those who hold on to His word unwaveringly are blessed. When we pray the Nazarite prayer, our prayers will then be piquant.

"Lord, You gave us a very important message today. You tell us that we only need to be rooted and enforced in our hearts with the message You gave to us. Lord, bring more hunger to us, and let us be able to grasp Your grace and perfect will. In the ministry and meetings You give to us, You want us to get new and refreshed understanding and details of Your beautiful will and works. The church will undergo a new turn-around. Lord, let Your Word be greatly proclaimed during the month of December. For the Penang mission trip and the upcoming Christmas season, Lord get the fruits as Your Own. Lord, You have already heard and fulfilled. Amen!"

Taken from Discipleship on 24 November 2006.