Well, tonight will be the third
message in our Christ in the Old Testament series. When we
were doing our study in Song of Solomon, we did a couple then.
So, Sunday nights now, for a little while, we'll be looking at Christ
in the Old Testament. Christ in the Old Testament.
Tonight, I'd like us to look at Hannah's prayer. Hannah's
prayer. She makes a proclamation. which
is all about our King, all about our Lord, and all about our Savior.
1st Samuel, chapter 2. 1st Samuel, chapter 2. And we'll
be looking at chapter 1 too, but let's read our text first
of all in 1st Samuel, chapter 2, and then we'll go to 1st Samuel,
chapter 1. And the name of the message is
Hannah's Prayer. 1 Samuel 2, verses 1-10, And Hannah
prayed and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, my horn is exalted
in the Lord, my mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice
in thy salvation. There is none as holy as the
Lord, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock
like our God, Talk no more so exceedingly proudly. Let not
arrogancy come out of your mouth. For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty man are
broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They
that were full have hired out themselves for bread, and they
that were hungry ceased. And so that the barren hath born
seven, and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. The
Lord killeth and maketh alive. He bringeth down to the grave
and bringeth up. The Lord maketh poor and maketh
rich. He bringeth low and lifteth up.
He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifteth up the beggar
from the dunghill to set them among princes. make them inherit
the throne of glory, for the pillars of the earth are the
Lord's, and he has set the world upon them. He will keep the feet
of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness,
for by strength shall no man prevail. The adversaries of the
Lord shall be broken to pieces. Out of heaven shall he thunder
upon them, The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he
shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his
anointed. Now let's turn over to chapter
one, and at the beginning of this book in chapter one, we
have the scriptures declare that a godly man named Alcanna had
two wives. One was named Hannah, and the
other was named Peninnah. You know, Canada loved Hannah
very much, but the Lord had shut up her womb and she had no children,
but Penina had many children. And there was a jealousy of Hannah
by Penina. She persecuted Hannah. And she harassed her, that she
was barren. Note in verse 4 and 5 of chapter
1, we see Hannah receiving a worthy portion, which means the choice
portion of the peace offering. And when the time was that Elkaniah
offered, he gave to Paninah, his wife, and to all her sons
and daughters, portions. But unto Hannah, he gave a worthy
portion. For he loved Hannah, but the
Lord had shut up her womb. Now worthy there is a choice.
She gets a choice portion. Then we see that Penina is very
much an antagonist, bringing Hannah to tears by insulting
and provoking her. Look at verse 7. And as he did
so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord,
so she provoked her. Therefore she wept and did not
eat. Elkanah went up to Shiloh to
worship and sacrifice unto the Lord and he took Hannah with
him. We see that in verses 9 to 11. Hannah prayed to the Lord
to give her a child. And she vowed that if he gave
her a child, that child would be given to the Lord. Look at
verses 9 to 11. So Hannah rose up after they
had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli, the
priest, sat upon a seat by the post of the temple of the Lord.
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord,
and wept sore. And she vowed a vow, and said,
O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction
of thine hind maid, and remember me, and not forget thine hindmaid,
but will give unto thine hindmaid a man-child, then I will give
him unto the Lord all the days of his life. And there shall
no razor come upon his head. Now Eli, the priest saw her and
he thought she was drunk because there was no words coming out
of her mouth. And so he reprimands her. Look at verses 12. to 14. And it came to pass, as
she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her
mouth. And now Hannah, she spake in her heart, only her lips moved,
but her voice was not heard. Therefore, Eli thought she had
been drunken. Eli said unto her, How long wilt
thou be drunken? Put away thy wine from thee.
And notice her response to Eli. She responds to him with grace
in verses 15 and 16. And Hannah answered and said,
no, my Lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk
neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before
the Lord. She's just there petitioning
the Lord. She's crying out to our Lord. Count not thine hind maid for
a daughter of Bilal, for out of the abundance of my complaint
and grief have I spoken hitherto. And I love what Hawker brings
about, brings forth about Hannah's response. He says this, how evidently
was the mind of Hannah under the gracious influences of the
spirit. And how meek an answer did grace enable her to make. She answered him so gracefully,
so gracefully. And he goes on to say, enable
her to make to the unjust charge. Nothing can induce this, but
the sweet teachings of God, the Holy Ghost. And then note in
verses 19 and 20, a son is born to Hannah and Elkanah and they
rose up. in the morning early and worshiped
before the Lord and returned and came to the house to Ramah
and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife and the Lord remembered her.
Or for it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah
had conceived that she bear a son and called his name Samuel, saying,
because I have asked him of the Lord." So this chapter closes
then with with them giving Samuel to the Lord, just as Hannah had
vowed that she would do. And the child would have to be
very young when Hannah took him up to Eli. Turn, if you would,
to Psalm 107, verse 8. We see here in our text that
which David wrote about in Psalm 107, 8. And we will see this tonight
in what we look at tonight. We will see one of the Lord's redeemed praising
the Lord for his goodness. Look at Psalm 107, verse 8. Oh,
that man would praise the Lord for his goodness. Do we praise the Lord for his
goodness? We do, don't we? Oh, how he's
been so good to us in Christ. Oh, that man would praise the
Lord for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children
of man. Oh, what wonderful works the
Lord Jesus has wrought out for his people. What wonderful works. What a miracle of grace the believer
is. God works wondrous things in his people. He gives us a
heart to worship Him. And we'll see that tonight, we'll
see that in Hannah's prayer. God had given her her heart to
worship Him. And we have in this chapter the
song of Hannah and her thanksgiving to the Lord for Samuel. She had
dedicated the child to the Lord's service and then closes the subject
with praise. Let's look again at verses 1
to 10. of 1 Samuel 2. And we'll look at each verse.
Look at verse 1. And Hannah prayed and said, My
heart rejoices in the Lord. My horn is exalted in the Lord.
My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies because I rejoice in
thy salvation. Who's she looking to? Who's her
salvation? The same one who's our salvation,
beloved, the Lord Jesus Christ. He's the only salvation. There's
salvation in no other, is there? Hannah rejoices in her heart.
She says, my heart rejoices in the Lord, not in her husband,
not in her son, not in her happiness. But her heart rejoices in the
Lord. So with us too, isn't it? Who
do we rejoice in? The Lord Jesus Christ. That's
who Hannah rejoiced in. She was looking to Christ. And
this is the heart of every born-again, blood-washed believer in the
Lord Jesus Christ. He is the fountain of all grace
in our lives. And he is the one who God's people
rejoice in. Christ and Christ alone. Every gift we have comes from
the Lord. Every gift we have comes from
the Lord. Our life, our salvation, our various spiritual giftings,
they all come from He who is the fountain of all grace. We
can't take credit for nothing. Nothing at all. Scripture says
this in James 1, verses 17 and 18. Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above. from him. And cometh down from
the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow
of turning. Of his own will begot he us with
the word of truth. Salvation's God's work. Of his own will begot he us with the word of truth. This
wonderful, wonderful book. That we should be a kind of first
fruits of his creature. Turn, if you would, to Philippians
chapter 3. We rejoice in he who is our salvation,
don't we? Just as Hannah did. Now keep
your hand in 1 Samuel because we'll be going right back there.
We rejoice in he who is our salvation, our savior, our redeemer. And
it is he who is our righteousness. And what's the one thing that
God's people have in common? Not only the Lord Jesus Christ
is our savior, and that's the main thing that keeps us all
together, and that's what we're united in. But God's people also
have no confidence in the flesh. None. None. We used to. We used to. Until as the old-timers, the
old grace preachers, I love Brother Scott Richardson and Brother
Henry used to say, stripping grace strips us right down to
nothing. We'll see that later on too.
Grace is stripping grace. And it strips us of our self-righteousness. Look at this, Philippians chapter
3. Who is our hope and our confidence
for the salvation of our eternal souls? It's Christ and Christ
alone. Look at this, for we are the circumcision which worship
God in the spirit and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence
in the flesh. None. No confidence. You talk to religious people,
you find out real fast they have confidence in the flesh. I know,
I was one of them. God's people have no confidence
in the flesh. Our confidence is in Christ,
in Christ alone. Let's go back to our text and
note it continues. It says, my horn, which is strength,
is exalted in the Lord. And Hannah prayed and said, my
heart rejoices in the Lord. My horn is exalted in the Lord. The change in her state and his
strength to conceive was all by his power and grace. And think
of this considering the state we were in, dead in trespasses
and sins. And by our natural birth we could
not give ourselves life. We were dead. And we who are
the redeemed of the Lord only have life because the Lord made
it so. He gave us life. He gave us life. Colossians says this, and you
being dead in your sins. In the uncircumcision of your
flesh hath he quickened together with him. Every single one of
God's people are born again by the Holy Spirit of God. Everyone. Heaven forgiving you all trespasses,
blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against
us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing
it to his cross. Colossians 2, 13 and 14. Turn, if you would, to John 5.21. All spiritual life and strength
is only in and through Christ and Christ alone. That's why
Paul penned what he penned over there when he said we have no
confidence in the flesh. No ability. No ability at all. Look at John 5.21. For as the
Father raises up the dead and quickeneth them, even so the
Son quickeneth whom He will. Whom He will. It's all by the power of God.
Now go back four chapters to John chapter 1. Salvation is
all by the power of God and by the will of God, and all according
to the mercy of God. And it's shown to His elect people
in and through Christ alone. He gives us power to believe
upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember, I'll read that text
in John 5.21 again. For as the Father raises up the
dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom He
will. Look at John 1 verses 12 to 14, but as many as received
Him, we know that He makes us will, doesn't He? To them gave
He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on His name, which were born, not of blood, nor the will of
flesh, nor the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made
flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory. The glory
is the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. So note,
Hannah proclaims that Christ alone is her strength and salvation,
just like all of God's blood-bought people. Let's go back to our
text. 1 Samuel 2, verse 1. Note what comes next.
My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies, because I rejoice in
thy salvation. Now the enemies mentioned here
are probably those who mocked her, for our barrenness, but
take note of verse 10. The adversaries of the Lord shall
be broken to pieces. Out of heaven shall he thunder
upon them. The Lord shall judge the ends
of the earth and he shall give strength unto his king and exalt
the horn of his anointed. So the wider meaning of my mouth
is enlarged over mine enemies because I rejoice in thy salvation
is Christ. God's King, God's King, His anointed
one, which is spoken of in verse 10. And only through Christ are our
enemies defeated, beloved. Only through Christ are our enemies
defeated. We have lots of enemies which
we cannot defeat, but think of this, sin, death, hell. Satan, all defeated by Christ. All defeated by Christ. For he
must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last
enemy that shall be destroyed is death. Now let's look at verse
2. There is none holy as the Lord,
for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like
our God. Nope, there is none as holy as
the Lord. Here we have a believer who has
been taught by God about the holiness of God and the sinfulness of man. Because
we know that our God, our great God, is absolutely holy. Perfectly holy. And Hannah brings
forth the wonderful truth of God's holiness. Hannah brings
forth and prays the glorious perfection of our great God. And who's revealed this to her?
God, the Holy Spirit. God, the Holy Spirit. Has the
same Spirit that revealed that to Hannah revealed this to you? The believer in Christ says,
Amen. Amen. The saints and angels and spirits
of just men may perfect proclaim and praise the holiness of Jehovah. You remember the angels in Isaiah
6? Holy, holy. They have to cover themselves
in his presence and they proclaim, holy, holy, holy. None but those who are redeemed
souls can rejoice in this precious truth about the holiness of God. And we rejoice in this glorious
perfection, don't we? The holiness of God. Doesn't
it make your heart sing to think upon our God as absolutely holy? Absolutely holy. And our surety is absolutely
holy, isn't it? Because he's God. He's God, the
Lord Jesus Christ. And we see this holiness glorified
and. And the redemption of God's people. Brought out by he. Who is perfect, always. And God's people are eternally
secure in him. Also note that Hannah proclaims
that there's no rock like the Lord. She's been taught by God, the
Holy Spirit, hasn't she? When Hannah calls Jehovah a rock,
this is a reference to the Lord Jesus Christ. Who in all the eventful journeys
of Israel, through the wilderness, was the rock that falled, and
whom the apostle declares to have been Christ. Turn if you
would to 1 Corinthians 10, verse 4. Our Lord Jesus Christ is often
called the rock. And He is our rock. He's the
rock of our salvation, isn't He? And it's in Him that we hide. It's in Him that we find shelter. And it's in Christ alone where
we find support. And He supports all who come
to Him. All who come to Him. Look at 1 Corinthians 10, verse
4. And did all drink the same spiritual
drink? For they drank of that spiritual
rock that followed them. And that rock was Christ. Let's go back to first Samuel
chapter two. And now we'll look at verse three
where we see Hannah bringing forth more of the Lord's perfections. Talk no more so exceedingly proudly,
but not arrogancy come out of your mouth for the Lord is a
God of knowledge. And by him actions are weighed. So she's bought forth his holiness
and his power. And now we see her bring forth
his wisdom and justice. Contemplate these perfections
of God. It'll leave you astonished, beloved.
It'll leave you astonished. They're only found in him. And think of how they are exercised
in covenant engagements. as what he has decreed has come
to pass, all for the blessing and security of his people. Take note also, talk no more
exceedingly proudly. Beloved God, we have no room
to complain. None. We have no room to complain.
If we are barren and if we are blessed, we have no room to complain. Because all things come from
the hand of our sovereign almighty God. So if we have no nothing. No
possessions, nothing. We have nothing to complain about
if we're redeemed. We have everything in Christ. John 3, 27 says this, John answered
and said, A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven. And then think of that in light
of let not arrogance come out of your mouth, for the Lord is
a God of knowledge. He knows everything. Nothing
escapes his eye. And by him, actions are way. Arrogant words and thoughts will
be judged, for God knows every heart, and actions are weighed
before God by the motive and principle from which they proceed.
Let's look at verses 4 and 5 now together. The bows of the mighty
men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
They that were full have hired out themselves for bread, and
they that were hungry ceased, so that the barren hath borne
seven, and she that Many children as wax feeble. Hannah proclaims
the God of all grace and praises the God of all grace for giving
grace to the humble and weak. And in this way, the proud are
resisted. The proud are resisted. Think of how many mighty men
during Hannah's time trusted in their own strength. Think upon how many mighty men
of our day trust in their own strength. Strength in body, intellect. A lot of people trust in their
intellect. And all the while, it's God who
gives them that strength and that intellect. And they don't even, they think
it's all by their doing. But God's people, God's people are given strength
in our weakness. God's people have revealed to
them their utter inability to save themselves. Turn, if you would, to Matthew
chapter 5. God's grace is a gift to the
needy and the humble. Are you needy? Are you needy? God's grace is a gift to the
needy and the humble, not a reward for the rich. Not a reward for the rich. Look at this in Matthew 5, verses
3 to 7. Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of God. Are you poor in spirit?
Has God shown you that you're a bankrupt sinner? Blessed are they that mourn.
they shall be comforted." Have you ever mourned over your sin? God's people do. And we're comforted
knowing that we have forgiveness of all our sins in and through
Christ and Christ alone. Blessed are the meek for they
shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger
and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled to hunger
and thirst after righteousness. God's people do. Blessed are the merciful, for
they shall obtain mercy. God's people are merciful and
forgiven like we looked at this morning, because we have obtained
mercy and forgiveness in and through Christ and Christ alone. And I want us to consider also
that Hannah's mind was soaring to a higher subject, which is
Christ. Let's go back to our text in 1 Samuel 2. Let's consider there verse 4,
the bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumble
are girded with strength. Keep in mind the wonderful triumph
of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ over all her adversaries,
all through the centuries. And we know that this is only
through Christ and Christ alone. And let us ponder this precious
truth, considering how the declarations of the carnal, the unsaved in
their own strength, they boast of their own strength, don't
they? They boast of their own strength. They boast of their
self-righteousness. They think they're full of righteousness.
Just ask them. Tell them they're sinners and
see what they say. They'll get mad at you. They're full of self-righteousness.
And by their own doing, they're broken and sent away empty. Empty. Well, on the contrary,
the Lord satisfies the hungry, those who hunger and thirst after
righteousness. We are satisfied and filled with
the bread of life, who is the Lord Jesus Christ. Look at verses
6 and 7 now. The Lord killeth and maketh alive.
He bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up. The Lord maketh
poor and maketh rich. He bringeth low and lifteth up.
Our sovereign God, our sovereign Lord, controls all things. All things. Man live and die, succeed or
fail, are richer and poorer, and rule or serve all by the
will of God. That's proclaimed right here
before us. right here before us. But it's also true that before
God saves a sinner and reveals Christ to his heart, that he
will strip that sinner of all self-righteousness. Again, Scott
Richardson used to call it stripping grace. Stripping grace. And the believer in Christ, when
God has drawn him to the Lord Jesus Christ, is stripped of
all self-hope. What was your hope before the
Lord saved you? You had a hope before the Lord saved you, but
it was a false hope, wasn't it? Just like I had a false hope. But God's people, when the Lord
has drawn us to the Lord Jesus Christ, we are stripped of our
self-hope. And we're also stripped of our
personal merit, aren't we? We are showing what we are. Bankrupt sinners. He does that
to us, doesn't he? He shows us that we're poor and
we're needy, bankrupt sinners. And what does he do before he
exalts us? What's he do? He brings us low. He brings us low. We're bought to the dust, aren't
we? We're stripped, think of this
too. We're stripped of the filthy rags of our self-righteousness.
And then what does he do? What does he do for his people?
He strips us of our self-righteousness and he clothes us in his perfect
righteousness. It's wonderful. It's absolutely
wonderful. Clothed in the righteousness
of Christ. Turn if you would to Matthew
chapter 9. Matthew chapter 9. Are you sin sick? Has God shown
you that you're sin sick? Because if you don't think you're
sick, if you think you're whole, you'll never come to Christ. What does God do to his people?
He shows us that we're sin sick sinners, doesn't he? We need
the great physician. I love this portion here in Matthew
chapter 9. Let's look at verses 10 to 13.
And it came to pass as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold,
many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his
disciples. And here we go. I love this, he's with publicans
and sinners. Aren't you glad it says that our great king sat
with publicans and sinners? That's us. And look what happens
to the religious, look at the reaction of the religious who's
who. The self-righteous Pharisees.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, why
eateth your master with publicans and sinners? And we know from
how their mentality was to the Lord, they said this with veminence. They hated him. Because these
are self-righteous religious people, right? They're thinking,
why is he sitting with those people? But when Jesus heard that, he
said unto them, they that be whole need not a physician, but
they that are sick. What a statement. This is the
great physician saying this. They that be whole need not a
physician. They who are full of their own
righteousness. They who see no need for a savior. He's not a physician, but they
that are sick. And then he says this, and remember
who these people are. These are the religious Pharisees.
They studied the scriptures. They were the blind leading the
blind, weren't they? And he says to them, but go ye and learn
what that meaneth. I will have mercy and not sacrifice. I am not come to call the righteous,
but look at this, but sinners to repentance. I'm so thankful. That's there. Oh, and for every
one of God's people, we can say, that's me. I'm the sinner. I'm the sinner. This happened to Paul, didn't
it? He learned that all his accomplishments, all his self-righteousness was
done. And this is what happens to the
believers in Christ. We're showing that God has mercy
upon the poor, needy, bankrupt sinners. And we see in the next verse
the state we were in when the Lord found us and saved us by
his grace. And how this ties in with Ephesians
chapter 2, which says we were dead in trespasses and sins with
no hope. Note what Hannah here proclaims
before us. And this is not a reference to
our great Savior, to our great Redeemer. He raises up the poor
out of the dust. And lifted up the beggar from
the dunghill. To set them among princes and
to make them inherit the throne of glory for the pillars of the
earth of the Lord's. And he has set the world upon
them. There we are, beloved, before we were saved. poor beggars
in the dust and on the dunghill without Christ. That's us. But that's not the end of the
story, is it? To set them among princes and
to make them inherit the throne of glory. Oh, what a Savior. What a Savior. What contrast
we see here. We who were sinners And then we who are the redeemed
of the Lord are now set among princes. And this is all because
of what the Lord's done. It's all because of His work.
All because of His work. He purchased our eternal souls
on Calvary's cross. He paid everything that God demanded.
And note the latter part of this verse. For the pillars of the
earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. Note the earth has its foundations
on which it is laid and its pillars by which it is supported, but
there's no other power than the power of God. which
keeps these. And note, the power and providence
of God are on full display. And think of this, for the pillars
of the earth are the Lord's and he has set the world upon them. This is he who keeps the church. The one who has set the world
upon the pillars of the earth is the one who keeps the church,
is the one who has redeemed our eternal souls. Again, it's all by God's power.
And he supports the church and the earth and all things visible
and all things invisible. And he's made all things and
he upholds them all how? By the word of His power. By
the word of His power. That's my Savior. Is He yours? That's my Redeemer. Is He yours? That's my God. Let's close with verses 9 and
10. He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall
be silent in darkness, for by strength shall no man prevail.
The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces, and out
of heaven shall he thunder upon them. The Lord shall judge the
ends of the earth, and he shall give strength unto his king,
and exalt the horn of his anointed. The word of the Lord shall not
fail, beloved. His covenant shall be fulfilled.
And he will keep his saints, it says here. He'll keep his
people. He will keep the feet of his
saints. Oh, that's comforting, isn't it? When trials and tribulation
comes, when things unexpectedly come, to know that it's the Lord
who keeps me. That's so comforting. We know
we can't keep ourselves. But he keeps us. And you know
what? He has all power to keep us. He has all power. He shall judge the wicked. And
none can stay his hand. Why? Because he has all power
in all minds. Christ came to set the captive
free. Came to set the captives free,
beloved, and he did this. And he shall not be discouraged.
He shall not fail. Let's close with Isaiah 61 verses
1 to 3. Isaiah 61 verses 1 to 3. The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto
the meek. He has sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives. And oh, how
we were held captive by our sin, beloved. In the opening of the
prison to them that are bound, we're free, free in Christ. to proclaim the acceptable year
of the Lord in the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who
mourn, to appoint unto them that morn in Zion, to give unto them
beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment
of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees
of righteousness. the planting of the Lord, that
he might be glorified. And note there, trees of righteousness
and the planting of the Lord. Salvation is of the Lord. Oh, what a Savior. Heavenly Father,
we thank Thee again for allowing us to have this time where we
can gather together around Your Word. Oh Lord, we who are Your
people rejoice And you who are our salvation, Lord Jesus. You
who are the rock of our salvation. And we know that the same Savior
that Hannah trusted and rested in is you, Lord Jesus, our Savior. And we glorify thy name and praise
thee for revealing yourself to us. We pray that if there's any
here who do not know thee, O Lord, that you might reveal yourself
to them. You know who your lost sheep are, Lord Jesus. We don't
have any idea, but you know. So we pray that if there's anyone
who's one of your lost sheep that will hear this message or
is here, that you would reveal yourself to them in a mighty
way. We'll be quick to give you all the glory and all the honor
and all the praise. It's in your name we pray. Amen.