1 Samuel 1:10-11 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept sore.… Understand what prayer is; prayer is the utterance of agony. There is a flippant way of praying, which means nothing, which God never hears. We cannot always pray at the point of agony. There are indeed some whole days upon which I cannot pray at all. I can say my prayers, I can put myself into a certain reverent attitude; but all power of prayer has gone away from me; and then upon other days I could pray from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, and have conscious influence with God. Hast thou ever an hour in thy poor, blank, barren life, when thou seemest to have influence in heaven? Employ every golden moment of that hour, and in the strength of God's answer thou shalt go many days. (Joseph Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.WEB: She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, and wept bitterly. |
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