A Praying Woman and the Answer She Received

Samuel, the mighty intercessor in Israel and a man of God, was the product of his mother’s prayer. Hannah is a memorable example of the nature and benefits of persistent praying. No son had been born to her and she yearned for a boy. Her whole soul was in her desire. So she went to the house of worship, where Eli, the priest of God, was, and staggering under the weight of which bore down on her heart she was beside herself and seemed to be really intoxicated. Her desires were too intense for expression. “She poured out her soul in prayer before the Lord.” Impossible natural difficulties were in the way, but she “multiplied her praying,” as the passage means, till her God-lightened her heart and her bright face recorded the answer to her prayers, and Samuel was hers by a conscious faith and a nation was restored by faith.

Samuel was born in answer to the vow-prayer of Hannah, for the solemn covenant which she made with God if He would grant her request must not be left out of the account in investigating this incident of a praying woman and the answer she received. It is suggestive in James 5:15 that “The prayer of faith shall save the sick,” the word faith here, translated means a vow. So that prayer in its highest form of faith is that prayer which carries the whole person as a sacrificial offering. Thus devoting the whole person them self, and their all, to God in a definite, intelligent vow, never to be broken, in a quenchless and impassioned desire for heaven-such an attitude of self-devotement to God mightily helps praying.

Is your praying large enough for your needs? Is your God large enough for your needs? Can the God of the universe who created all things and allows us to call Him “Father” able to give you your request to have victory over His and your enemies? We are told to “ask” and we WILL receive if we believe. Do you believe our Father will?

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