Macedonia Baptist Church Podcast

We live in a world that does not like the concept of sacrifice. We live in a country that has enjoyed enormous prosperity. Our children get to go to school, we have hospitals were people can get care, when an accident happens we have people to respond to emergencies, and we have social programs to provide for those in need. However the life we live cannot be measured by how much we have, nor how much we suffer. No. However in the midst of suffering or a life lacking can you rejoice? How can you have faith in the midst of sacrifice or suffering? In this message we hear a story of woman whose life was changed when God blessed her with a son. When Hannah was able to bare a son she was faithful to her vow and prayed a prayer of praise and rejoicing. However her life was not so much based on what she had, but who God is. Hannah's faith rejoiced not in just the deliverance from her circumstances, but who God is. Believers today must rejoice who God is rather than what our perception is of our circumstances. Be