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Dr Diana Brevan’s Ponderings .....May 24 2014.......................
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Holding Onto Our Hope
1 Samuel 1:1-18
1 Samuel 1
New International Version (NIV)
The Birth of Samuel
1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite
from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty at Shiloh, where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the Lord. 4 Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb. 6 Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her. 7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat. 8 Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?”
9 Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house. 10 In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. 11 And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”
12 As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14 and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.”
15 “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. 16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”
17 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”
18 She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.
Hope is the desire for something good coupled with the expectation that we will receive it. The stronger our desire, the greater will be both our hope and our tenacity to hold onto it. All of us have been tempted to give up when it seemed our longing would not be fulfilled. But if God has placed a hope in your heart, don't surrender it—He will see it done.
In the life of Hannah, we find evidence of hope-stealers and hope-promoters. Her circumstances were difficult—she had been barren for a long period, and her husband didn't seem to understand her pain. In addition, Peninnah criticized Hannah strenuously. Having no son was a disgrace in that culture, so the criticism led to further misery and hopelessness.
Hannah combated these hope-stealers with prayer, faith, and perseverance. In her desperate desire for a child, she prayed often, even through her tears. She never stopped believing that God could fulfill her hope, so she brought her desire to Him over and over.
She developed one other hope-promoter: Hannah came to God in a spirit of sacrifice. That is, she was willing to do whatever was necessary to make her hope a reality as long as both the desire and the sacrifice were legitimate in the eyes of God.
Hannah’s faithfulness was rewarded with a son. We are not always given the object of our desire, and sometimes we will be asked to redirect our hopes to that which God wants for us. But, once His hope is planted in your heart, cling to it as Hannah did.
Thank you and may the Lord richly bless you
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