Hi Friends,
In today’s post, I share the latest episode of my podcast with you all.
In this episode, we dive into 1 Samuel 2:1-11, exploring Hannah’s faith and resilience, encouraging us to find strength in God’s overruling providence, his enduring favour and hope in the midst of life’s challenges.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this episode.
God Bless.
The Faithfood Blog 
This was such a good message! It was a confirmation of what God has been teaching me, that He is our greatest gift. His presence with us is more important than anything or anyone. He is our greatest need and should be our greatest desire. Thanks, Manu!
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Thank you so much, Dawn. He indeed is our greatest gift and our greatest need and so true that He should be our greatest desire.
Appreciate you taking the time and listening to it 🙏🏽😊
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Thank you for reading and commenting. To the question you posed.
Firstly being under the law and under Grace is not two religions. Those under the law in the OT believed in the same God. The law was given to highlight the condition of man, to know God’s standard of right from wrong and our need for a saviour. God gave the law and it was God who through Jesus made a way for us to be restored to Him.
His grace was demonstrated through the Law by providing the sacrificial system to cover sin. Jesus was the perfect and final sacrifice to bring the Law to fulfillment and establish the New Covenant.
Jesus said “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” Mathew 5:17
God did not change between the Old and New Testaments
Both the Old and New Testaments make up the Word of God. The New Testament was never given to replace the Old Testament but rather to complete its story.
We cannot neglect the prophesies of the Old Testament.
2 Timothy 3:16 says “all Scripture is “God-breathed and profitable for teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness”
I hope this helps.
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Judaism and Christianity are different. Being under the Law was a man centric works based religion; man did and God replied accordingly. Also, Judaism rejects Jesus and, in doing so, they reject God.
Being under Grace is a faith based religion based on what God does in His children and we respond accordingly.
The Law is not for the righteous but for sinners. We have been set free from the curse of the Law in trying to be obedient to it, something man cannot do. Only Jesus has been able to do that for us.
Read these from Hebrews 8
Hebrews 8:6-9,13 KJV
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. [7] For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. [8] For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: [9] Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. [13] In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first obsolete. Now that which is obsolete and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Also you really need to study Romans and Galatians, as well as the New Testament completely.
Do you realize that the early new Gentile. Christians were never told to be obedient to the Law. For it is a yoke of a curse from which Christians are set free.
I. too, at one time believed like you, until I started to read and study the New Testament which was written as a guide for new converts. I was amazed at what God revealed in His word and even gave up studying a minister in a Pentecostal church.
You really need to study the NT for yourself. If you need more NT scripture let me know. I will be glad to answer scripturally any questions you may have.
The NT really make the OT obsolete as stated in Hebrews.
Glenn
Following the Law makes Grace no more Grace.
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Just re-read your comment to my original query. Wanted to make sure I read it correctly. I did. Was wondering, could you show me any NT Scriptures that support your statements? It would be interesting to see what they might be. Thank you.
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I took you on my walk with me yesterday and enjoyed revisiting Hannah’s story. Her perspective and prayer is inspiring. Just as Dawn commented, Hannah shows us that God is our greatest need and desire.
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Thank you so much Pauline😊💕
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Hannah brought her struggles to the Lord, and He answered her, leading her from pain to praise. This inspiring podcast showcases the goodness of God, His holiness and power, and reminds us that He is the ultimate judge. May we, like Hannah, trust and praise God, for there is no rock like our God. Thanks, for the reminder Manu! 🌺💕🌺
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God indeed is our Rock and like Hannah may we trust and praise Him. Thank you so much Jeanne 😊💕
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A wonderful message, Manu. Our joy comes from God alone, not our circumstances. We can sing His praises, even when we are still waiting to see our prayers answered, because our God is trustworthy and faithful. 🙌🏻
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Thank you so much my friend. Truly appreciate you taking the time and listening to this 😊💕. So true that our Joy isn’t not rooted in our circumstances or in the people around us but in God alone.
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Praise God he hears, sees, and knows. Hannah’s story proves it, Samuel’s story proves it (when God speaks to him even as a boy), and so many other stories of Bible heroes do also. Even our own histories give indication, if we take stock of God’s involvement in our lives. Such glorious reassurance to know the Almighty God of the universe is attentive to our cries, our circumstances, and our needs!
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So true that when we take stock of our own lives we see the hand of God through it all. I am so thankful that the Lord does hear our cries and sees us. Thank you Nancy.
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