God Wants Me to Persevere
In Faith
1 Samuel 1:12-18
Read the Bible through:
AM - 2 Chronicles 20-21 : PM - John 15
And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So, the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad (1 Sam. 1:12).
In Faith
1 Samuel 1:12-18
Read the Bible through:
AM - 2 Chronicles 20-21 : PM - John 15
And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So, the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad (1 Sam. 1:12).
Hannah expressed her persevering faith through persistent prayer for her son. She kept on praying until given assurance that her prayer had been heard. She prayed out of a burdened heart. Eli, the priest, misunderstood her agony in prayer to be drunkenness. Upon learning the truth, Eli blessed Hannah. That blessing enabled Hannah to walk from the place of prayer with a confident heart that found expression n her transformed countenance.
The Lord wants us to persevere in our faith. A former neighbor had prayed for her grown son’s salvation all of the son’s life. One Sunday morning he slipped into the church service late and unnoticed by his mother, who sat near the front. At the end of the service, the man made a public profession of faith. Upon seeing her son at the altar, my neighbor shouted with uncontrollable joy. Her years of persistent trust that God would hear her prayer were rewarded.
Lord, help me to persevere in trusting Your promises.
