Christian Devotional – January 2, 2023

The God who Hears, Day 1

The God who hears. Read 1 Samuel chapter 1.

When you read through the history of the people of Israel, so much of what happens can be boiled down to the phrase, “the God who hears.” You see, as the people are going through situations, they cry out to God and he hears them. He hears them as a nation and he hears them as individuals.

This chapter starts off two books of history of the nation of Israel, and it begins with a story of a woman in distress who cried out to God, and he heard her. So many times we turn to other things when we are in distress. People turn to alcohol, drugs, power, or fame. We are chasing so many things. Yet, when we cry out to Him, he is the God who hears.

We may not understand his timing. We may not feel like he hears us. But our feelings do not change the truth that he does truly hear us. Are we calling out to him? Are we seeking him and nothing else? Only he is able to address our problems and concerns.