1 Samuel 1:15(And Hannah answer and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grieve have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then Eli said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him).
The race of destiny requires spiritual
desperation to win. In my studies of the scripture I came to understand that
only those who are desperate get their problem solved by God. Does God deny his
children good things? No, God forbid. Sometimes he wants us to develop strong
teeth for the meat so that we can handle what he is going to commission into our
hand (Hebrews 5:12-14). For our story
or situation to change we really need to show desperation. You don’t need to be
comfortable with your situation because in the beginning it was not so (Matthew
19:8b). In the beginning God blessed them and said be fruitful and multiply
and replenish the earth (Genesis 1:28).
Only those who ask questions are entitled to answer. The question should be if
it was not so from the beginning why is my own case different? As you begin to
search for answers you will get to understand so many other things that will
eventually help you in the journey of life. The bible describes Zachariah the
high priest and his wife Elizabeth a holy and a righteous people yet Elizabeth
was barren for many years (Luke 1:5-13, 76). The child she later gave
birth to was a fore runner for the messiah (Jesus Christ). They did not quit
serving God because of their situation, their answer came to them at their duty
post. Imagine if they decided not to be there that very day. I pray for someone
reading this, you will not be found absent on your appointed day in Jesus name.
Our case study today is Hannah; she was
barren and mocked by her co wife Peninnah (1 Samuel 1:6-7). She got
tired of her situation and presented it to God in prayer. She was not doing
anything about it before, rather she will cry and complain to her husband and
that complicates her issue. God does not like it when we complain, those who
complain in the wilderness get destroyed but that will not be you in Jesus
name. It keeps God away from us and when he is not close to us our problem will
remain. Hannah went to God with desperation that even Eli the priest thought
she was drunk and she said no that she was a desperate woman that needs a
change of story. Eli put a seal on her request and God visited her. The
scripture said, and the LORD remembered her (1 Samuel 1:19). That means her
voice needed to be heard in heaven for her story to change. I don’t know which
area of your life you need a change of story as your voice is heard today; God
will open his book of remembrance in your favor in Jesus name. In her quest for
solution she stumbles into the mystery of vow. She vowed to give God the child
and that she will not allow razor to touch his head (1 Samuel 1:11). God
answered her and today we cannot forget the role that Samuel played in the
bible. Hannah proved to God that she has acquired enough knowledge to conceive
and raise a destiny child. Friends, your Samuel is closer than you think if you
will just get spiritually desperate. Hannah has to stop crying and complaining.
Zechariah and Elizabeth maintain their service to God. Search yourself and see
where you need some adjustment and your story will change in Jesus name. Hannah
went to Shiloh to meet with God, which means there was a relationship. In case
you have not entered into a relationship with God and you want to, here is your
chance and if your relationship with God has broken you can amend it today by
praying this simple prayer of salvation.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a
sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your
precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord
Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
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