6 results for tag: Hannah’s Song
Sing Hannah’s Song Through Worship
“...And he worshiped the Lord there. Then Hannah prayed and said, ‘My heart exults in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides You; there is no rock like our God.”
1 Samuel 1:28-2:2
What are we really asking in our pain and tears, when life doesn’t go the way we think it should or thought is would?
“God, are You good?”
“God, are You trustworthy?”
“God, will I continue to surrender my life to You?”
In Hannah’s song we see her response as a resounding, Yes! Her eyes lifted to the very ...
Sing Hannah’s Song Through Surrender
“And she said, ‘Oh my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the LORD. For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to Him.’”
1 Samuel 1:26-27
When we cling to the promises of God, we can surrender. It’s easy to surrender when we are growing to trust the One we are surrendering to. This is the most profound and amazing part of Hannah’s story. And also often the most missed part. We often see that famous verse by Hannah, “For this child I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition, which I asked of Him” on baby announcements and crosses on the ...
Sing Hannah’s Song Through His Promises
“Then Eli answered, ‘Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to Him.’ And she said, ‘Let your servant find favor in your eyes.’ Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.”
1 Samuel 1:17-18
At first glance, it would seem that what made Hannah’s heart glad was that God was going to give her a son. But we must remember, this would be a child she would give right back to God. This would not be the longed for child to fill the aching mother void in her heart, but the child that she believed would be a servant to God all the days of her life—a child she would not see but perhaps ...
Sing Hannah’s Song Through Lament
“As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman. And Eli said to her, ‘How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.’ But Hannah answered, ‘No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD. Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.’”
1 Samuel 1:12-16, ESV
Hannah didn’t stop pouring out her tears or ...
Sing Hannah’s Song Through Tears
“After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly. And she vowed a vow and said, “O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”
1 Samuel 1:9-11, ESV
A woman named Ruth Stull said, “If my life is broken when given to Jesus it’s because pieces will feed a multitude while a loaf ...
Sing Hannah’s Song Through Suffering
In May of 2012, I walked down the aisle to the song “How Great Is Our God.” I was 33, my husband 34, and it had felt like we had waited an eternity for each other. Perhaps it didn’t feel like that to my now husband, Kevin. He’s much less dramatic than me. I knew that I wanted our wedding to be a taste of the wedding we’re really created for. The one where we meet our Savior, face to face, where we sit at the great wedding feast that will go down as the one for the ages, and praise the One who was faithful to us in the midst of our unfaithfulness. That day in May was perhaps one of the most purely joyful days of my life.
Yet, I could ...
