1 Samuel 1
Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 1
We are starting a new book of the Bible today! Here is an overview of 1 Samuel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOju5Dw0V0
In this first chapter we meet Hannah, the mother of Samuel the prophet. In this passage she is mourning, because she was unable to have children. In her anguish, instead of responding to Peninnah in anger or her husband with blame, instead of spiraling, she took her bitterness and anguish to the Lord in prayer. She prays so desperately yet quietly that Eli the priest assumes she is drunk. She very respectfully explains herself, and Eli speaks what he thought was maybe just a kind wish, but ended up being a word from the Lord.
After Hannah’s prayer here, her countenance completely changes! She seems to no longer be burdened, and she worships the Lord without knowing whether or not He will answer her prayer in the way she wanted. She had faith in Yahweh, regardless of whether or not His plan included giving her a child.
In the same way, we should pray and pour out our hearts to the one who created us to be in a relationship with Him. He can handle our feelings and our anger. And through the growth of our relationship with Him, we grow to trust Him and His sovereignty more. Regardless of what happens to us, whether it be an unexpected loss, job change, diagnosis of an illness, etc, we can trust God. We may never see the bigger picture, like how Hannah likely did not know the full extent of what her son would do for the nation of Israel, but we know the One who does.
Do we pray like that, trusting God regardless of His answer? Do we worship before we have results? And even more, do we remember to thank God for the things we have prayed for?
Take a few minutes and reflect on what God has given you that you prayed for, or even not giving you what you prayed for. Thank Him for His blessings!
Written By: Kaitlin White
We are starting a new book of the Bible today! Here is an overview of 1 Samuel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOju5Dw0V0
In this first chapter we meet Hannah, the mother of Samuel the prophet. In this passage she is mourning, because she was unable to have children. In her anguish, instead of responding to Peninnah in anger or her husband with blame, instead of spiraling, she took her bitterness and anguish to the Lord in prayer. She prays so desperately yet quietly that Eli the priest assumes she is drunk. She very respectfully explains herself, and Eli speaks what he thought was maybe just a kind wish, but ended up being a word from the Lord.
After Hannah’s prayer here, her countenance completely changes! She seems to no longer be burdened, and she worships the Lord without knowing whether or not He will answer her prayer in the way she wanted. She had faith in Yahweh, regardless of whether or not His plan included giving her a child.
In the same way, we should pray and pour out our hearts to the one who created us to be in a relationship with Him. He can handle our feelings and our anger. And through the growth of our relationship with Him, we grow to trust Him and His sovereignty more. Regardless of what happens to us, whether it be an unexpected loss, job change, diagnosis of an illness, etc, we can trust God. We may never see the bigger picture, like how Hannah likely did not know the full extent of what her son would do for the nation of Israel, but we know the One who does.
Do we pray like that, trusting God regardless of His answer? Do we worship before we have results? And even more, do we remember to thank God for the things we have prayed for?
Take a few minutes and reflect on what God has given you that you prayed for, or even not giving you what you prayed for. Thank Him for His blessings!
Written By: Kaitlin White
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