“AND GOD ANSWERED HANNAH”

Post date: Sep 4, 2013 4:08:04 AM

And the answer was: “Hannah became pregnant and in due time bore a son and named him Samuel, because, she said, I have asked him of the Lord.” 1 Samuel 1:20. My only reason for praying is because God will answer, without that; there is no need to pray. The reason God answered Hannah was not because she was very eloquent in offering a well-constructed inspiring prayer, or she cried and made a vow. It was all because she asked God in a simple and true heart felt words of prayer, and completely placed all her faith in God alone and nothing else.

God will always answer prayers with very clear evidence. The evidence might come instantly or gradually, but whatever method God chooses, the evidence will never be denied and nothing will be able to stop it. Hannah sincerely presented all her expectations for a child before God, and she was thereafter satisfied that God had heard and went home in anticipation that she will see the answer come to pass. Thank God she saw it happen in her life. Never keep the thought that God is not hearing you; never think God will not answer you. Never believe that God will delay you indefinitely? Despite the delays, confusion and criticism from every corner; refuse to accept and to believe that the devil is winning in your case. God will give you the victory. He will give you peace, and He will show you His mercy as He had shown you His love and salvation.  

Do you think you end this way? I know you will not, the dominance of evil are temporal, all the delays and denials are temporal, the holding back of your expectations are temporal, the mocking and laughter of people over you and this situations are temporal. The God who put an end to the mocking and frustration of Hannah by granting her request will do the same in your life. You are saving the same God as Hannah did, and doing the same thing that she did, pray.    

Prayer lays the foundation for the promises of God to take root in your life; it makes available the necessary foundation for unhindered miracles to take place, for your hope to be sustained and confirmed, it opens the way for all godly expectations to be fulfilled. Consistent, focused and purposeful prayers keeps the devil restless, confused and powerless. It suppresses the all negative influences, exposes all negative tendencies and opens up the grace for you to begin enjoying the fullness of the God you have been serving. It takes away your frustrations while building strong hope in you, in your daily efforts and in your future.   

God wants you to grow in grace and in strength as well as in knowledge, in health, I wealth and in favor. He wants you to use the power of the growth and wealth for good things to yourself and for the kingdom. He wants you to stretch out, expand and increase, He wants you to occupy till He comes. Because it is His ultimate desire that you increase, you will have to pray and He will have to answer. Your spiritual strength is consistently developed, increased and made effective in the place of consistent prayer. The devil cannot stand where fervent prayers are consistent, he tries to stop it by making you angry and discouraged to pray, making you busy and successful chasing other things that cannot solve the problem at hand. 

It might be tough on you, the road might be impassable, people will mock at you and say all they could against you, but despite how you feel, what they say, and what you are going through, never under-estimate the power of sincere prayers and do not count yourself out yet. Your situation will not have victory over you; you will have victory over all your situations. Refuse to allow your situation map out your path for the future. Wake up and take control.

Your duty is to pray, continue in prayer, keep your hope alive through prayers, be faithful, guard against things that will stop your prayers, engage in things that will accelerate them, refuse to give in to the enticing demands and temptations from the devil, pray consistently, be focused, committed, purposeful and businesslike. The answer to your prayers may be delayed but will not be hindered from being fulfilled. Keep yourself in His presence. For Prayer Click here