Title: Hannah's Prayer
Description Hannah's prayer (1 Samuel 1: 12-18)
How was Samuel born, who had a great influence on the history of Israel during the transition period from the period of judges to the period of monarchy? 1 Samuel 1 describes the process in detail. Hannah was a woman in pain and not having children. Hannah's greatness went up to the temple in pain and brought her problems to God, and she expressed her feelings to God in prayer. How did Hannah pray?
(1) Wept and prayed together. Verse 10)
Seeing how earnestly he prayed so earnestly, Eli looked like a drunken man. You will receive answers only if you pray face to face with God. The prayer of the blind man who stopped Jesus from walking was not a loud sound. It was a desperate cry of prayer. This prayer stopped Jesus' way and healed the blind man. Jacob's prayer at the Jabbok River was also a desperate prayer with his hip bones crushed. His prayer was the miracle of embracing and reconciling his brother Esau, who led 400 men and tried to kill him.
(2) Hannah prayed a prayer of conviction.
Hannah knew that she could not conceive unless God opened her womb and allowed it.
So, after earnestly praying for mercy on me, O LORD of hosts, Hannah's attitude changed. His circumstances have not changed at all. But he was convinced of Eli's words and the search ceased.
(3) I prayed for a vow. (Verse 11)
He made a vow and said, "Give me a son, and I will give him to the LORD all the days of my life, and I will not put a razor on his head. I will not raise you as my own son, but I will give it to God as the son of God. Many people make vows when they are in a hurry. But when the circumstances change, they forget it. But Hannah kept her vow to the end.
concluding remarks)
After these prayers, Hannah's attitude changed. This is because after praying to God, these are no longer issues that I have to worry about and worry about. So Hannah was set free. They were also freed from the enemy Peninnah. I was freed from worrying about not having a son. So now I can eat food with joy in front of my husband and family. Freed from the shackles of the painful past, he became a completely free man. It was this joy that was greater than the joy of having a son later. This is the power of prayer. After prayer, Hannah lived a life of devotion with praise and joy. This is the power of prayer.