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1 Samuel 1:1-18

Hannah, the wife of Elkanah, was barren, and she kept going to the ground of worship with her husband and her husbandÕs second wife called Peninnah. She kept going despite provocation from Peninnah who has children. Hannah did not make any excuses not to go worship and offer sacrifices to the Lord of hosts at < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Shiloh. What is your excuse when it is time for fellowshipping? Going to church only on Sundays will never carry you through. 1 Samuel 1:7, ÒSo it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.Ó When provocation follows you to the house of God, it is time for you to provoke the hand of God concerning what is provoking you. Hannah provoked the hand of God to divert provocation from her life. 1 Samuel 1:11, ÒThen she made a vow and said, ÔO 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, and no razor shall come upon his head.ÕÓ Hannah provoked the hand of God: She made a strong vow, she called on God to look on her situation, she asked God to remember her and not forget her. God is a precise God. Hannah was precise in her request. She asked what she needed and she was precise enough to tell God that a male child is what she needed. Year after year, back and forth to Shiloh, the only time we heard about Hannah stepping up in her cry and request was the only time she got what she needed. It could be that God is waiting for you to provoke His hand for your request. Take a lesson from HannahÕs approach, God is a faithful God.