TOPIC: NO ONE IS HOLY LIKE THE LORD COCIN Devotional FRIDAY 5TH JANUARY 2024

SUB-THEME: GOD IS HOLY.

1 Then Hannah prayed: “My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is increased by the LORD. I will open my mouth to speak against my enemies, because I rejoice in your deliverance. Luk 1:46

2 Indeed, there is no one holy like the LORD, indeed, there is no one besides you, there is no rock like our God. Deu 3:24 Psa 86:8 [2Sa 7:22] [2Sa 22:32] [Isa 44:8]

3 Don’t continue to talk proudly, and don’t speak arrogantly, for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

4 The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble are equipped with strength.

5 Those who had an abundance of bread now hire themselves out, and those who were hungry hunger no more. While the barren woman gives birth to seven children, she who had many children languishes. Psa 34:10 Lam 5:6 Luk 1:53

6 The LORD kills and gives life, he brings people down to where the dead are and he raises them up. Deu 32:39 Eze 37:11-12 [2Ki 5:7] [Job 5:18] [1Ti 6:13]

7 The LORD makes people poor and he makes people rich, he brings them low, and he also exalts them. [Job 5:11]

8 He raises the poor up from the dust, he lifts up the needy from the trash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. Indeed the pillars of the earth belong to the LORD, and he has set the world on them. Job 36:15 Psa 24:2 Psa 102:25 Psa 104:5 Psa 113:7-8 Luk 1:52 [Psa 107:41] [Psa 113:7]

9 He guards the steps of his faithful ones, while the wicked are made silent in darkness. He grants the request of the one who prays. He blesses the year of the righteous. Indeed it’s not by strength that a person prevails.

10 The LORD will shatter his enemies —those who contend against him. Who is holy? The one who will thunder against them in the heavens. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth, TOPIC: NO ONE IS HOLY LIKE THE LORD COCIN Devotional FRIDAY 5TH JANUARY 2024he will give strength to his king, and he will increase the strength of His anointed one.” 1Sa 7:10 Psa 2:6 Psa 89:24

11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah, while the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest.

TOPIC: NO ONE IS HOLY LIKE THE LORD.

Today’s text reveals that there is no one holy like the Lord. Hannah in her prayers, declared the majesty of God. She praised God for being a Rock- firm, strong, and unchanging. God is Holy and righteous in His mighty works. He lifted the downfallen, fed the hungry, opened the womb of the barren, raised the dead, and lifted the poor from the dust. In our fast- paced world, friends come and go and circumstances change, but our God is unchanging. As His children, we need to be holy and righteous in all that we do and proclaim His righteous deeds. Unfortunately, some people are bent on doing evil such as aggregating God’s glory for themselves, speaking arrogantly, and opposing those that God has blessed. Are you one of such? If yes, repent and learn to praise God like Hannah.

REFLECTION:

God alone is Holy.

Heavenly Father, help me to uphold your holiness. Amen.

MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH: LEVITICUS 19:2.

“Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am Holy.”

TODAY’S BIBLE READING PLAN: GENESIS 11.