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Hannah's Prayer- A Mother's Day Challenge for Everyone

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May 11, 2009 08:18 AM PDT

Text: 1 Samuel 1:1 - 2:11

Hannah serves as an excellent example of how to respond to anguish and trouble. Barren and unable to have children, she prays to God for blessing. She demonstrates faith and obedience as she appeals to God as a "servant". She pledges to God that she will return her son to Him as a servant to Eli. Hannah's prayer of devotion and confidence in God is inspiring and instructional. In this lesson which honors mothers, we find what is so special about godly women. They understand that God can take nothing and make something. It is the core of the Genesis creation epic. Countless are the moms who have made do with sparse food in their pantry to feed a hungry family....or to take care of a families' needs with limited resources. Our example here is of a mom who Trusts God, Serves God and Thanks God. This is indeed, a life to be imitated.

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This podcast features sermons presented at Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These messages are offered as a resource for spiritual instruction and encouragement.

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The podcasts you will find here are mostly sermons I have preached at Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These are posted for the benefit of exploring the wonder of God’s word in scripture. No claims are made as to my own expertise as a scholar or authority. These audio presentations are not edited. They will often include a side comment or reference to a Powerpoint slide or handout. They will occasionally include a statement or an aside comment which might need clarification or even correction. I frequently find that if I listen to my own sermons I wince at the choice of words or wish I had elaborated on something so as not to be misleading or inaccurate. Bottom line: “it is what it is”. These are sermons to encourage one to study on their own, draw ones' own conclusions. Finally my own efforts serve well to point out the frail human condition of any of those of us who call ourselves, “preachers”. We paint a target on our chests every time we publicly proclaim God’s word. We are usually our own fiercest critics. Like Paul, we embrace the fact that “we know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified….and we stand before you in weakness and in fear and much trembling….my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit of power that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” 1 Cor. 2:2-5 ESV and a little paraphrasing of my own. — Gary Cleveland

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