A Key Part of Answered Prayer

# 14 – Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 1:18 And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. Asking someone to “find favor in their sight,” is a common expression found in the Old Testament. It is a request for the other person, (usually a superior or a benefactor) to remember them with fondness and kindness in their prayers. It is our equivalent today of asking someone to pray for us. Hannah makes this request of Eli and his office of Old Testament priest, we are privileged to do the same as we come to our High priest Jesus. He is our great intercessor. Heb 7:25 says, “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” What a great example Hannah leaves for us. She brings her prayer request to the high priest, then asks him to remember her in his prayers, but look what happens next! She went away and ate and her face was no longer sad. Why the sudden change? The sudden change was due to the fact that she was now confident that her prayer had been heard by an intercessor. How much more confident can we be when we bring our requests to Jesus. Joh 14:13 says, "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” This is one of the most precious promises in Scripture. Jesus reminds us that whatever we ask of Him, if it is going to bring the Father glory, it WILL be done! No wonder Hannah walked away no longer sad! We can do the same if we understand that our prayer request has indeed been heard, and it all hinges on God being glorified. Shouldn't the glory of God be our primary interest anyway?