No More Grounds For Accusation

# 20 – Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 2:1 And Hannah prayed and said: "My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. This is one of the great prayers recorded in Scripture. On an occasion that most of us would find very difficult, the Holy Spirit comes to Hannah and puts these joyful words in her mouth. Don't forget she is giving up her three year old son Samuel! Most of us would be hard-pressed to express joy in such a situation! So where does she find joy in this moment? She focuses on the One who had the power to give her Samuel in the first place. This knowledge emotes joy in her soul as we see the word “rejoice” twice in this opening verse. Her heart is so full of joy for what God has granted her that she bursts forth in praise! The enemies that had been winning their battles over her, accusing her through the fertile second wife of Elkanah (Peninnah,) have lost their power of accusation because God had granted Hannah a son! Likewise, we too need to learn to backtrack in our own troubled situations today, and remember that as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, the accusations of the evil one against our worthiness have lost their power. We are free and forgiven in Christ! Rejoice beloved, the accuser of your soul has been defeated and utterly cast down because God has like Hannah, granted you a Son. This Son was far more beneficial than Samuel. This Son, Jesus Christ went to the cross and paid the price for all the sins of the world, and the accuser no longer has a leg to stand on. He may accuse you and you may hear his accusations and even be troubled by them at times, but believe me, if you are in Christ.....God's not listening! And isn't that really all that matters. Thank You Father for the victory we have in Jesus. Thank You that though the evil foe rants and raves against us......You are not listening.