2015]
Memorise: Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is
within me, bless his holy name. - Psalm 103:1
Read: (1 Samuel 2:1-2 KJV)
1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the
Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is
enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy
salvation.
2 There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside
thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah 31:31-32:44, and Acts
21:17-36
MESSAGE:
The word “horn” is used both literally and symbolically in
the Bible. It is used to describe the keratin-based growth
on the head of animals. The horn of dead animals is
sometimes converted to musical instruments or used as
vessel for anointing oil. However, the horn has significant
metaphorical meanings. It is a symbol of power, help,
victory or glory. To lift up the horn connotes success, while
a broken horn denotes defeat. It is with this understanding
that Hannah rejoiced in the Lord by saying my horn is
exalted in the Lord. May the Name of the Lord be praised
and exalted for evermore in Jesus’ Name. As you meditate
on the word of the Lord today, your horn shall be exalted in
Jesus’ Name.
Exaltation has a spiritual connotation. It means to glorify,
lift high, promote or raise a person to a higher status or
position. It therefore follows that exaltation is of the Lord
and only God and God alone is worthy of exaltation.
However, Hannah said “my horn is exalted in the Lord”.
Psalm 75:6-7 also says,
“For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from
the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he
putteth down one, and setteth up another.”
This means that God can choose to exalt a person. In the
Bible, we see some beneficiaries of the special grace and
mercy of God in this regard. They include Abraham,
Joseph, Hannah, Moses, Joshua, David and Solomon.
God caused Joshua to be exalted in Joshua 3:7:
“And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin
to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they
know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with
thee.”
This same God is still alive today; He doesn’t change. He
is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Today, He will visit you with His love, mercy and favour.
The Bible in Psalm 75:10 says,
“All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the
horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”
Because you are made righteous by the blood of Jesus, you
are a special candidate for exaltation. Your horn shall be
exalted in the mighty Name of Jesus.
Action Point: Learn humility. Humility leads to exaltation.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional written by Pastor E.A.
Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the
world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's
Ministries.
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