MGD: After the Answer

Shalom beloved, you are welcome to today's morning glory devotion.

We are Pastor and Deaconess Kielsen from the Harvest Chapel International,

Denyame Kumasi, and we are excited to be bringing to

you another episode of our morning glory devotion. Let us

kindly share a word of prayer. Our Heavenly Father, we

thank you for the blessing of a new day. As

we prepare to hear your word, we invite your Holy

Spirit to guide us. Please open our hearts and our

minds and let your presence illuminate our understanding so that

our lives will be deeply transformed by what we are

about to hear. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen. Let us

kindly take our confession for today from Joshua 1.8. Joshua 1.8.

This book of the law shall not depart from my mouth,

but I shall meditate in it day and night, that

I may observe to do according to all that is

written in it. For then I will make my way prosperous,

and then I will have good success. Amen. Today's message

is titled, After the Answer, After the Answer, written by Ms.

Amanda Beidou. Our scripture readings shall be taken from 1

Samuel 1, the verse 19-20, and then 1 Samuel 2,

the verse 18-21, 1 Samuel 1, the verse 19-20, and

then 1 Samuel chapter 2, verse 18 to 21. I

1 Samuel 2:18–21

will be reading from the New King James Version. 1

1 Samuel 1:19–20

Samuel chapter 1, verse 19 to 20. Then they rose

early in the morning, and worshipped before the Lord, and

returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah

knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. So

it came to pass in the process of time, that

Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying,

Because I have asked for him from the Lord. Amen.

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child,

wearing a linen ephod. His mother used to make him

a little robe and bring it to him year by

year when she came up with her husband to offer

the yearly sacrifice. And Eli would bless Elkanah and his

wife and say, The Lord give you descendants from this

woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.

Then they would go to their own home. And the

Lord visited Hannah. so that she conceived and bore three

sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the child Samuel grew before

the Lord. The Lord add his blessings to the reading

and hearing of this word. Thanks be to God. Amen.

After the Answer After the Answer Beloved, The Lord is

a prayer answering God and he will perform what he

has promised to us. However, we have a responsibility to

remain committed to him even after he has answered our prayer.

The story is told in 1 Samuel of how Hannah

pleaded with the Lord for a child. Year after year,

her family went up to Shiloh for yearly sacrifices and worship.

She was taunted constantly about her barrenness and she continued

to persevere in prayer for a child. The Lord answered

and gave her a child Samuel, whom she dedicated to

the Lord, and later became one of the great prophets

of Israel. Beloved, it is worth noting that Hannah did

not stop going to Shiloh yearly even after giving birth

to Samuel. Her commitment was even greater as she went

to give her child robes year after year, and the

Lord further blessed her with more children. When we are

waiting on the Lord for a miracle, there is a

fervency and commitment we often have because of the burden

or need. Many of us are seen constantly committed to

the things of God, willing to serve in his house

and even make vows to him. But oftentimes, after he

answers our prayer, our commitment wanes and we become busy,

prioritizing other things in our lives at the expense of

our service to God. Beloved, our service to God must

not only be tied to what he does for us. Rather,

our service to him should be because we are His

servants who truly love Him and want to obey Him.

Let us take an inventory of our lives. Are we

spending less time with God after He granted us that job,

that child, or that opportunity? Is our secret place with

God still fervent after He answered a certain prayer? Are

we still burning with passion for the things of God

Or are we preoccupied with the same things He blessed

us with? Beloved, we must endeavor to continue to labor

day and night in serving God, before, during, and after

He answers our prayers. After the answered prayers, may we

be found with even greater passion serving the Lord with

all of our lives until He calls us home. Amen.

Let us kindly take our memory verse for today. Our

memory verse shall be taken from Romans chapter 12, the

Romans 12 · chapter mention

verse 11. Romans 12, the verse 11. I will be

reading from the New King James Version. Never be lacking

in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

never be lacking in you but keep your spiritual fervor,

serving the Lord. Amen. Let us kindly share a word

of prayer. Our Heavenly Father, we thank you for your

faithfulness and for being a God who consistently hears and

answers our prayers. We ask you for forgiveness for the

times we have allowed the very blessings you have given

us to distract us from serving you. Please ignite us

with fresh fire today so that our commitment to you

will not wane when our requests are granted. Help us

to serve you with even greater passion and love, faithfully

seeking your presence before, during and after our requests have

been granted. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen. Precious one, our

devotion and service to God must not be tied only

to what he does for us. Let us ensure that

our commitment remains fervent even after our prayers have been answered. Amen.

God richly bless you for staying all through today's morning

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grace at the same time for another episode of our

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more spirit-filled content. Stay blessed. Shalom.