But let us consider Anna in the scriptures (Luke 2:36-38), a widow for 84 years. She was so full of faith and the blessing of the Spirit of the Lord that she for all those years never left the temple complex, and all those many years she day and night served the Lord with fastings and prayers. 84 years she did this service unto God and she stayed full of faith and spiritual vitality, serving God in the glory and in the blessing of the Lord that comes from a life of GREAT SUBMISSION to His will. Truly she was daily a living sacrifice.
Annas way is one of the keys to ever enduring faith WITH JOY in serving the Lord. Only the fully surrendered and fully devoted as Anna was, taste such precious and sweet life in God. Another thing to note about Anna. She knew the move of the Spirit of the Lord. She recognized that the baby child Jesus was the Holy One promised. Now that is being in tune to the Lord and His movements and steps on earth. Truly God rewards those who seek Him with all their hearts and serve Him with all their being. The scriptures says Anna served the Lord DAY & NIGHT with prayer and fastings....deno....please share freely.
P.S. A life empty of self and that is like Anna was (fully surrendered and devoted to serving the Lord, ends up with a belly full of living water. This spake Jesus of the Holy Spirit.....In other words God manifest Himself to them as He did to Anna...So lets all together keep pressing onward and growing in the faith of Jesus Christ the Saving Truth.....Amen
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