217. Hannah's Prayers

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217.


Hannah Prays for a Son

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Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 1:9-18

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Thank You for meeting us, LORD.
We welcome you into this place.

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9. Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray.   
Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.  
10. Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the LORD,  
11. And she made this vow: "O LORD of Heaven's Armies, if you will look   
upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give   
him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a   
sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, has hair will never be cut."  

12. As she was praying to the LORD, Eli watched her.  
13. Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound he thought she had been drinking.  
14. "Must you come here drunk?" he demanded. "Throw away your wine!"  

15. "Oh no, sir!" she replied. "I haven't been drinking wine or anything stronger.   
But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the LORD.  
16. Don't think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of   
great anguish and sorrow."  

17. "In that case," Eli said, "go in peace! May the God of Israel grant   
the request you have asked of him."  

18. "Oh, thank you, sir!" she exclaimed. Then she went back and began   
to eat again, and she was no longer sad.  
1 Samuel 1:9-13 NLT  

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12th strategy.
History - Oh wow, that is where it comes from.

• Open your heart. Begin with confession.
• Ask God to prompt you to hear Him and what He wants you to come away with.
• Read the passage.
• Does this passage answer questions or lay down foundations of traditions you have often wondered about?
• Read the passage again.
• Take a moment to highlight the verses that answer a question you have often wondered about.
• Has a particular spiritual practice been born out these particular passages. If so, write the spiritual practice down, and then the scripture book and numbers corresponding to it.
• You might consider writing this in the margin of your bible. or even in the inside cover for future reference.
• End by asking God to reveal to you the reasons for His traditions. Is there a meaning that applies to you today?
• Don't forget to thank God for being with you right where you are, right now.

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Today we are using the same strategy as we did yesterday.
I am so thankful that you came back today to find out what happens next...

Abba,
Your story is filled with human pain and God miracles.
Thank you for your availability to us.
Thank you that we can cry out to You in the midst of our pain.
Please help us see You as the powerful God that you are.
Give us hope and when hope fails, remind us to trust You.
In Your name,
Jehoshua
We pray,
Amen.

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