Hannah
Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 1:1-10,19-20
Focal Verse: 1 Samuel 1:19b
And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife and the LORD remembered her.
Many women are married to wonderful men, yet they still carry the pain of childlessness. Hannah carried this pain and carried the additional burden of being mistreated by her husband’s other wife who did have children. She had a heartbreak her husband could not ease.
Hannah knew where to turn with her pain, though. Hannah prayed once again for a son. She made a vow to give him to the Lord (1 Samuel 1:11). And God answered her beyond what she could imagine.
The Lord gave her a son and Hannah kept her commitment, taking him to be left at the temple when he was old enough to be weaned (1 Samuel 1:24). God’s grace toward Hannah continued as He gave her five more children (1 Samuel 2:21), and the one she gave up became a man of God.
God doesn’t always answer our prayers in the way we ask, but one thing is certain……an earnest plea from one of His children will bring a response of grace. If we will just trust Him, we will be blessed in a way we could never imagine.
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7
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