I would submit to you a lot of
times in the crisis of a moment, we're tepid in our prayers. We
wanna be well behaved in our prayers. Now she in stooped,
bended knee had called upon the name of God and with fervency
of heart and with energy of mind and every fiber of her being,
she was asking of God and God alone to intervene in her life.
And if he would not, there was no one else that could. But I
think God, despite the difficulties of life, we have a God that can
intervene. His hand, His hand is not shortened
that it cannot saved. He has not come of old age so
that His hearing does not work as well and that He might not
hear exactly what we're saying. His eyes have not become dim
since he's the Ancient of Day, you know. His eyes have not become
dim that he needs to get his trifocals on to remember our
visage. No, she entered into the glories
by virtue of prayer, and it was a fervent, well-intended, energizing
prayer that she prayed to her God in heaven.
Hannah recognized the great truth that God is almighty. It was He alone who could answer her prayer. Rather than be tepid, she sought him with her whole being, all the while realizing that it was up to Him alone to answer her prayer.