1 Samuel 1:24-28 (ESV Strong's)
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. And the child was young.
Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.
And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord.
For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.
Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.”
And he worshiped the Lord there.
Subject: Sacrifice
We talk a lot in Christian circles within the Church about sacrifice. We talk about giving it all to the Lord. We call it, in Theological terms, the Lordship of Christ. That is the thought that we give everything to Christ and He is Lord of all that is in our life. He is to be Lord of money. He is to be Lord of our family. He is to be Lord of our eating. He is to be Lord of our entertainment. He is Lord of all. We "talk" about that Lordship, but do we really do it. Would be willing (are we willing) to take the one thing we "love" the most and lay it on the alter for God and in His care. This is the thought in the above passage that outlines Hannah's sacrificing Samuel, the son she prayed so hard for, to the Lord. She, at the time, had no other son. She was barren before she had Samuel. She had no prospects for more children. She, however, made a commitment to the Lord and gave her "gift" from God, back to God. There probably aren't many women, who can't get pregnant, who have read this story. But, we all should read this story and think about that one thing we love so much, if we would be willing to give it back to God. Claiming with our lips that Christ is Lord is one things. Doing it with your only son? That is quite another.
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