I ASKED HIM OF THE LORD

Seek Daily (NBC)

Wednesday, November 30

1 Samuel 1: 15-20

I ASKED HIM OF THE LORD

“So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.” 1 Samuel 1:20, NIV

Hannah kept her hope in God and pressed hard in the place of prayer, to make a demand from God for a baby. For years she wept before the LORD when the family attended the annual
religious festival at Shiloh, where the tabernacle stood during much of the Judges era. Finally, Hannah made a vow -a promise that if God gave her a son, she would give him up and let him serve God in the tabernacle.

One lesson to learn from this commitment of Hannah is that as biographies of many Christian leaders tell of mothers who even before they became pregnant gave their future children to the Lord, we owe so much to such mothers who saw their children as gifts from God that should be given back to Him. Another lesson is found in the quality of the commitment Hannah made. Having a son was her heart desire. Yet, she was willing to give up that treasure should it be given to her. This shows that we might need to first surrender our desires to God before we can receive it. What are you willing to surrender to God today?

• Birthday Blessing: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. Matthew 7:7

RBT Passage: Daniel 2; 2 Peter 1

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