“‘He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the trash heap, to set them among princes and 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.’” (1 Samuel 2:8)

We are now coming to a climactic part of Hannah’s prayer. She says:

• “He raises tte poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the trash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory.”

We cannot help but think of Joseph. We remember how he was cast into prison, but the Lord lifted him up and set him among princess. Indeed, he was even made next to the king of Egypt. Unto him the king gave complete charge of all of Egypt’s affairs.

We cannot but think of David, who tended the sheep. The youth was disdained by his brothers, and yet the Lord lifted him up and placed him upon a throne.

There is another thing, however, in all of this. “To make them inherit the throne of Glory.” Those of us who suffer with Him here shall reign with Him there. Those of us who have borne His cross shall share with Him His crown.

• “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and He has set the world upon them.”

Here is a wonderful statement which should encourage the hearts of the needy and the poor. They are reminded that the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. Did not the Lord remind His servant in the hour of need that the silver and the gold were His (Haggai 2:8), and that the cattle upon a thousand hills were His (Psalm 50:10)? Why should we draw so little upon the riches of God? God did not, through Hannah, present a God impoverished, but a God who possessed the pillars of the earth, and “set the world upon them.” Her God was the God of all things.

Guard your heart. Teach your children. Watch and pray.