Prayer Journal: March 16, 2026
08. Jun. 2025 Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 1st Service
Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 1:9-11
Introduction: First, Establish God’s Bartizan Within Me!
Today, even though our time is short, we must receive an important answer. A long time ago, a young man came to me in Busan. He seemed to be from a fairly good family. His father was a talented individual who graduated from Seoul National University. Then, his older sister also graduated from Seoul National University. This fellow entered Busan National University. Busan National University is not bad, but it seemed to have become a great stress for this fellow. It accumulated, he got married, and his wife is decent. A child was also born, and it was like that. However, this fellow could not overcome that stress and fell into mental illness. So, simply put, it means, “Please help me.” Also, looking around, many people—very smart people, especially those like celebrities—suffer a lot spiritually. Since there is nowhere to fix them, right? These people are struggling immensely. Also, for another person, disabled children keep being born in their family. They themselves are so burdened in their heart that they do not get married. It’s not something they can speak to anyone about. What should be done? We must give them the answer that is in the Bible, but what should be done? Do not try to fix it. Develop the fundamental strength so that it leaves. It was all like that in the Bible.
This Hannah, I mean—nowadays one might say not having children is more of a blessing—but at that time, if you didn’t have children, they would just curse you. She prayed intensely to be given a child. However, she didn’t only pray for that. Jealousy and envy started welling up. “Why did You give a child to Peninnah and not to me?” Because Peninnah used that to get on her nerves and make things difficult, “Why is there no prayer answer for me?” In this way, Hannah offered prayers that continuously accumulated resentment. Rather than praying, she continued to offer prayers where resentment accumulated. It becomes more difficult, doesn’t it? Even though she does it every year, resentment accumulates. We offer many prayers where resentment accumulates. We just do it, don’t we? In fact, because you are God’s children, if you offer the wrong prayer, God teaches you the correct prayer. One day it happened. This Hannah, even so, did not give up and continued to pray to God. At this time, God changed it. This is important. Right now, God’s bartizan stood exactly within Hannah. This is important. God’s covenant began to appear to Hannah as a bartizan. That is what I am telling you to do.
Many talented individuals suffer from depression. People who are really not smart don’t even suffer. Very talented people suffer. Do not be discouraged; make the bartizan of Jehovah. That is the answer. It’s not that the evil spirit flees from you, but you make it so it cannot come. It’s the same with health. If it’s urgent, we must quickly go to the hospital and do as the doctor says. Right? What’s more important is the fundamental thing. It means a fundamental strength is needed to be able to overcome this disease and to make it so this disease, though it exists, does not come. I am saying that is what God gives. You must surely keep this in mind. Cancer—there is no need to be too afraid. You fight with the strength God gives. Right? Problems in the world—there is no need to be too afraid. God gives the strength to win even without fighting.
One day, this exactly occurred to Hannah. She came to see five things. “Ah, it’s not a problem of a child right now,” she realized. “I don’t have a child”—she realized that is not the problem right now. “Peninnah has a child and I don’t, so I’m annoyed”—she realized it’s not that kind of problem. One day, this nation is being continuously attacked by the Philistines, but there is no one to stop it. She discovered it. The nation of Israel, even while having God’s covenant, has now come into a situation where they have no strength. There is no leader—it’s miserable, isn’t it? A bigger problem is the church. If you read 1 Samuel 3, the Word has been cut off. It’s a problem, isn’t it? Prayer has been cut off. God’s Word must be testified, but the evidence has been cut off. Hannah saw this. From this time, not only Hannah’s life but even the future began to change. You all must take that with you today. Before you take it, what must you know? First, establish the bartizan of Jehovah.
Forty years ago, there was a time for me when it was so difficult, I had nothing, and the future was dark. A bigger problem was that I didn’t know what prayer was. If I had prayed—I obtain strength while enjoying 24-hour prayer now—but before, there was absolutely nothing like that. So what do you do? Since I go to early morning prayer out of obligation, a little while after early morning prayer finishes, everyone leaves. Since I didn’t know how to pray, that became such a good time for me. Holding onto that covenant that He explained the affairs of the Kingdom of God for 40 days, I prayed for 40 days while taking notes. After it finished, I did it again. Not knowing what was an answer, I did it again. One by one, I began to realize. This is important, isn’t it? “Ah, I have been continuously offering the wrong prayer”—I realized this first. I did it again. What was this? The God who answers granted a bartizan to me. It’s real. There is no need to rely on people. People are objects of love that we must help; they are not objects of faith. The bartizan of Jehovah came to stand for this Hannah. Although Eli had no strength, this Eli blessed Hannah. Therefore, the blessing prayer of the servants of the Lord is important. Servants of the Lord do not have the right to curse. They have the right to bless. Servants of the Lord have such authority to bless the saints. If you read, it shows him blessing Hannah intensely.
Now, what’s more important than the main body is the bartizan being changed. Wait, enjoy, do not be discouraged—Jesus spoke this way. While praying, do not be discouraged—while saying so, He gave a parable. An powerless woman was judged incorrectly by a wicked judge; this woman went all the way to the judge and spoke, so that judge had no choice but to listen—this story. If you look closely, what is important? This woman follows the judge wherever he goes. “Please save me”—if she only does that, it’s okay. When people are nearby, “Please judge correctly”—this judge has a headache, right? So what did the judge realize? Looking at this woman, she is not a woman who will give up. It’s the story that the judge changes the judgment and listens. However, in reality, it’s not that. It’s not that this woman went to other people and spoke. The key (Key) is that she went to the person who could judge this correctly. Carry it to God, who can resolve our real problems—while saying so, Jesus asked if He would find faith when the Son of Man comes in the end times. While talking about that prayer.
▣ Main Body- You must take the three graces Hannah realized after establishing the bartizan.
1. Heavenly Mandate → Grace of realization (The one who will stop war and save lives – Nazirite) → Platform
It is the first. The grace of realization came to this Hannah, and that is the Heavenly Mandate. The grace of realization came. What do I mean? Nazirite—the grace of realization came. Everyone, in our country, Dr. Kim OO, Dr. Kim OO—these people have no children. But they raised many children, didn’t they? Hannah realized that. “It’s not that I need a child; if You give me a child, I will offer him as a Nazirite who will stop this nation’s crisis”—this was given exactly as a Heavenly Mandate. When the bartizan of Jehovah stands within you, this kind of realization comes. The grace of realization is the most important thing. This is what came. The word “Nazirite”—the word that a razor shall not touch his head—means a leader who prays in the wilderness while wearing leather clothes, without even cutting his hair. He is a bit different from a king. He is a person who prays even while performing a king-like role. Also, that doesn’t mean he is a priest either. A person who performs a leader-like role while also performing a priest-like role—this is an extremely important talk. A person who knows spiritual things and knows the world; knowledge is also necessary, but a person who knows spiritual things—this is a prayer that she will make such a Nazirite. Also, from childhood—so she sends Samuel when he is young, doesn’t she? Also, as a watchman of prayer who saves this age—she realized that. “Ah, there is no Nazirite, there is no watchman of prayer; Eli is now old and asleep, the one who should guard this temple—I will send a watchman of prayer there”—that was given as a Heavenly Mandate. While you are praying today, it will surely become the time schedule for you to receive this kind of grace. Even if people do not recognize you at all, prayer is answered. You all may have evidence, but I also have evidence. I have no evidence worth boasting about. There are many people more wonderful and handsome than me. We studied together. Besides me, there were 621 people in our class. I am watching to see what those people are doing. There are many who do not do ministry. There are many who do not do evangelism at all. I was thankful to God for this. One must be able to save lives. Our work—this Hannah opened those eyes exactly.
2. Calling → Unexpected grace (Revelation that makes the age known in advance) → Mizpah Movement
It is the second. What kind of grace did she receive? Unexpected grace began to come. That unexpected grace came upon Hannah’s family. That is called a Calling. After realizing the grace God gives, once you receive the Heavenly Mandate, a platform is created, isn’t it? Right? From then on, every prayer answer—the entirety—began to come to Hannah. The second thing is more important. It is unexpected grace. What was this? What kind of completely unexpected answer came? God gave the revelation that tells the age and the future to Samuel. And it said not a single word of Samuel’s fell to the ground. But at that time, a massive incident occurred, right? They ended up having the Ark of the Covenant snatched away. The Philistines—they were cursed, but they snatched the Ark—what is this Samuel doing at this time? It is the young Samuel. However, the Bible said not a single word of Samuel’s fell to the ground. So to speak, the strong power of the Philistines and Samuel’s prayer clashed. It clashed with Hannah’s prayer offered from behind. Philistia lost to the prayer of one family. Right? Because He poured down curses, they had no choice but to send the Ark back. It did not end with that. It is unexpected grace. Through Samuel, the Mizpah Movement—which saves the entire people—erupts. I’m saying it’s unexpected grace. This approached her as a Calling. It was unexpected, but the Bible records it like this: “While Samuel was alive, there was no more war.” This kind of blessing came. Therefore, through this Mizpah Movement, the history of all Israel coming to life occurred. This occurred through Samuel.
3. Mission → Grace regarding a future not yet seen (Raising David) → Antenna of the Throne
It is the third. Grace regarding a future not yet seen has emerged. Grace not yet seen—that is called a Mission. Future things were not even visible yet, but they emerge. Now, what is this? An antenna of the spiritual Throne has been created. As this Samuel grew, it didn’t end; he did a few extremely important things. I’m telling you he didn’t only do the Mizpah Movement. An extremely important movement—he raised a figure named David. Looking at 1 Samuel 16, the priest visits David’s house, Jesse’s house. Having received God’s revelation, because there is one among the sons of this house who will become king in the future, “Go and anoint him”—he came carrying that covenant. He brings the sons one by one, but Samuel sees that it’s not them. At that time, the young David appeared. Looking at him, Samuel said he is the one. He probably spoke before anointing him. He spoke everything. Among them, the most important thing: “You will become king”—he told him that talk. Therefore, “From this day on, the Spirit of Jehovah came powerfully [upon him].” Yes. A massive thing happened. This kind of thing happened through the prayer of one woman.
Therefore, after that, the incident erupts. David probably cherished it in his heart. “I am becoming the King of Israel; the High Priest came and anointed me and promised me and gave me the covenant”—it wouldn’t change, right? But at that time, war erupted. As you know, Goliath invaded. This time, the fight with Goliath was a special fight. It was not “let’s have a war,” but “let’s finish this without much sacrifice.” Just “let one person who can beat me come out.” “Don’t sacrifice in war; if I lose, our Philistia will surrender; if you lose, you surrender”—it was that fight. While cursing Jehovah for 40 days. At this time, Jesse sends David on an errand. “Surely deliver this to your brothers and the commander of a thousand and bring back a token; if it’s dangerous, just come”—he should have said this, but “unconditionally bring back a token”—this too is important education. While David was coming, he heard it. He heard words mocking Israel. Up to that point was fine, but he heard words insulting Jehovah. This David, I mean. David knows right now that he will become king. This David makes a decision in his heart. As you know, [he thought] “I must fight Goliath.” Naturally, when he tells his brothers, the brothers curse him, don’t they? The commander of a thousand also does that. “No matter what, how can you fight that general?” but he still said he would fight. Later, King Saul also said, “You are a boy, how can you [fight] a general?” “There is no military uniform or armor that fits.” He said that, didn’t he? Armor is not necessary for David. There are many soldiers wearing armor. Right? There are many talented people. A talented person who can fight and win is needed. A person who knows spiritual things is needed. This David was like that. As you know, he eliminates Goliath in one blow. It did not end with that. When David’s hardships continued, there was one way to win. What was it? He suffered so many hardships, didn’t he? Even when hardship came, he enjoyed it completely. What is that? The word Samuel the High Priest had spoken and left behind. He grasped that covenant. 1,000 bartizans were established. Through David. That is not all. David completely finished the preparations for the Temple that would save the world. This kind of massive mission—grace for an unpredictable future—is within your prayer. You must believe.
▣ Conclusion
Therefore, when do you receive prayer answers? It is today. It is now. By what? By the Word. If you are holding onto the Word, Jehovah fulfills it. Prayer answers come in three ways. There is an answer that comes immediately when you pray. Right? For some prayers, there is no answer. That is even better. No answer is also an answer. God does not give you things that are unnecessary for you. However, most important prayers require waiting. Abraham waited 25 years. At age 75, He said his posterity would evangelize the world, but he gave birth to a child at age 100. Jacob waited for 20 years. Joseph waited for 17 years. David waited for over 20 years. He made them wait continuously. The Early Church waited 250 years. Most people who aren’t smart all run away. They all fall into trial. I’m telling you they trampled the Gospel movement for 250 years. Therefore, the father died, the son received persecution again, died, and received it again—it was like this, I’m telling you. What would happen? For people like you—at this time, true disciples were what remained. They evangelized Rome in 250 years.
Therefore, once you grasp the Word exactly, you must not miss it. There is no need to memorize it; at the very least, that remains as a record and a blessing; you cannot carry it around. What do you do today? 3 Concentrations, today 3 Settings, today 3 Answers—they will surely be fulfilled. Through the Kingdom of God and the affairs of God’s Kingdom—I saw it, you know? Enduring only by prayer. Going to the field and working only by prayer, serving the church only by prayer—I saw it. Because I saw it, there is no need for you to be discouraged or shaken in the slightest. First of all, establish the bartizan of Jehovah. Then, three graces are seen. The grace of realization is seen. Unexpected grace regarding the posterity appears, and works even for a future that you absolutely cannot see begin to occur. This was Hannah’s prayer. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that as you grasp this today, the Throne, Kingdom, and affairs of God will be fulfilled throughout the day. I will pray.
Prayer. We give thanks for granting us God’s amazing grace today. We believe in Your working at this time. We are certain of the power of the Throne descending at this time. We pray for and are certain of God’s Kingdom descending upon our destination, place of business, and field. We pray for the history of the affairs of God’s Kingdom being fulfilled in our posterity and the places we go. Let us enjoy God’s answers throughout the day. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.