“Turnabout Is Fair Play”

1 Samuel 2: 3: “Boast no more so very proudly, do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and with Him actions are weighed.” If Hannah seems a little confrontational here, consider: the woman the Bible calls “her rival” provoked her bitterly, year after year, just to irritate her. For years Hannah probably dreaded these trips to Shiloh, which should have been occasions of joyful worship. If you have someone like Peninnah in your life, take heart; keep being faithful to God, and one day you can say with Hannah, “My heart exalts in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord, my mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. (v. 1)