11-14-2025 PART 1: The Chaos Clock And The King

Section 1

Hannah’s prayer in 1 Samuel 2 reminds us that “the earth is the Lord’s,” and He has set the world in order, no matter how chaotic it feels to us. We think life runs on a “chaos clock,” where everything appears random, unfair, and out of control, but Scripture declares the opposite: God owns everything, rules everything, and orders everything, from nations rising and falling to a single strand of hair moved by the wind. Nothing escapes His awareness or authority. The problem is not His vision but ours. He sees perfectly; we see poorly. That is why He calls us to trust Him, not because we understand every detail, but because He knows the beginning from the end and is actively governing both the big events of history and the tiny details of our daily lives.

Section 2

Hannah goes on to affirm that God protects His godly ones, while the wicked will perish in darkness, and that “no one will succeed by strength alone.” As impressive, smart, or quick as we might be, nothing truly succeeds apart from God. The relationship with Him is not “I, I, I,” but “we, we, we.” Whenever we try to operate independently, we drift into pride, and Scripture warns that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Fighting against God—whether openly rebelling or subtly insisting on our own way—is spiritual insanity. Pride is picking a fight we will never win. Instead, every endeavor of a Bible-believing, born-again Christian is meant to be done in partnership with the Lord, acknowledging that any strength, wisdom, or fruit we experience is ultimately from Him.

Section 3

Hannah concludes by declaring that the Lord judges throughout the earth, thunders from heaven, and gives mighty strength to His king and increases the might of His anointed one. Human justice systems, even at their best, are limited and affected by sin, but God’s justice is flawless. Man is not “basically good”; Scripture teaches that we are inherently sinful and that even our “righteousness” is tainted. Yet, in His grace, God strengthens, protects, and upholds those who belong to Him. Our true strength is rooted in our dependence on Him: the more we submit, the more He works through us. Rather than standing on entitlement, we should stand in humility and thanksgiving, recognizing that if God does not grant us breath tomorrow, we can do nothing. The earth is the Lord’s, He is in control, His justice will prevail, and our lives are secure as we rest in His strength, not our own.