The barren will bear seven:
The story of Elikanah in the holy bible represent an allegory of the new creation man in his journey towards perfection. At most point in our journey, we are confronted with grace for fruitfulness in certain areas of our life re and restriction or some form of unfruitfulness in other areas. It is important to know that the God allowed the areas of restriction for several reasons as it is written “The Lord had shut up her womb”, the ultimate purpose of which it is to actualize the original mandate of fruitfulness abundantly in every area of our calling establishing the testimony of Hannah, the barren has borne seven.
Deliverance from ordinary life
The yoke of barrenness in any particular area usually evident heaven’s desire to compelled us to move higher towards higher purposes of God. This truth is seen throughout the scriptures from the life of Sarah to Hannah. It is a great tragedy where we failed to respond positively and rightly to the higher purposes as the consequence and result is the ‘Micah experience’ of limitation and alienation from divine purpose. Micah in her case allowed her “Scent” of pride to remain in her and could migrate into the new dimension with David in terms of divine transformation and fruitfulness
The call to higher level of personal consecration:
Again, as we seek God more as of a necessity driven by glaring need in us, God now having our attention is able to communicate to us his deepest priority which is his desire for genuine an true fellowship and the need for a personal consecration to him in specific area as platform for a life of ones with him. This is the ascension to the hill of intimacy with God and there, decisions are taken which align us with his purpose. Hannah made a vow of consecration to God concerning the child and her claim on him and by this provoke God’s commitment to channel grace and power for the fulfillment of his discovered interest and purpose.. Heat her
“And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of
hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine
handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine
handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child,
then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life,
and there shall no razor come upon his head”. I Samuel 1:11
As we can see, the required level of personal consecration which she successfully climbed is different from the yearly, yearly shilo meeting that she and Peninah were previously operating in.
God’s need and Man’s need.
When God’s need align with Man’s need and a miracle is born. God needed a new vessel for faithful priestly office who will do his will as he had consigned the inept and corrupt priesthood of Hophni and Phinehas to dungeon of history. The truth should speak to vessels of God in different areas of life who are laboring under the yoke of what appears to be “little result, much labour” as the unfruitfulness will soon birth abundant life of fruitfulness if we ascend the personal consecration where we share the father’s burden with him. As Hannah’s barrenness yielded a result of many children so shall the virgin church propagate itself and bear multiple children in the image of the father.
And I will raise me up a faithful priest,
[that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart
and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he
shall walk before mine anointed for ever. I Samuel 2:35
The call to prayer testimony and experiential knowledge of God.
Inability to get a desired result as in fruitlessness or little fruitfulness is catalyst by which men climb the ladder of prayer to see the face of him who dwell behind the veil You may recall Jacob’s experience of the revelation of the God of Abraham at Bethel where he rested his head on the stone of frustration looking up to heaven. The heaves will open unto me who climb on the altar of the intimidating challenges and pour their soul to God. Hannah’s heartfelt prayer brought the light of God into her soul and the result is a life transformed, a deep knowledge of God, clear understanding, wonderful testimony and divine counsel with accurate prophetic declaration cutting across ages.
And Hannah answered
and said, No, my lord, I [am] a woman of a sorrowful spirit:
I have drunken neither wine nor strong drink, but have
poured out my soul before the LORD. I Samuel 1;15
The danger
The danger and the trigger in all this is the “Peninah Factor”. It is dangerous because it is in this place we are “provoked sore” and the battle between the carnal mind and the spiritual mind of Christ become intense and our choice will then determine where the victory tilts. We must win this battle and our testimony of Hannah will become ours. The barren will bear seven representing the fullness of God and ultimate fruitfulness in his purpose.
