“O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life…” 1 Samuel 1:11
The bible does not tell how many years, months and weeks Hannah beseeched God for a child. We do know that she desperately wanted one and promised to give him back to God after he was weaned. God heard Hannah’s prayer and blessed her with a son. She in turn, honored her part of the bargain and gave Samuel back to the Lord. As the story unfolds we know that “…Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men” (1 Samuel 2:26).
What is the desire of our hearts? Do we pray for a new house? A new car? A new job? If our prayer is answered will we use it to honor God? While God delights in blessing His children, He also expects us to “walk in His ways” (Psalm 128:1) and to use His gifts to bless others and glorify the “Giver.”
While Mother’s Day is primarily dedicated to honoring mothers, with a little stretch of the imagination, we can use it as a day to extend our “gifts” and share our blessings.
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