Here are women of faith in the Holy Bible who prayed against all odds – through feelings of hopelessness and desperate situations – and God answered them according to their belief. Each received the blessings of God.
“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working,” James 5:16 ESV.
An impossible situation with no clear solution is set up for a miracle. Then, only God gets the credit. Miracles are the message of the Bible.
Don’t just take our word for it. Read each of their stories and let the Holy Spirit inspire your faith in Jesus Christ. Just click on Hannah and Yocheved to read their stories; Look at the Biblical references for the others.
HANNAH: Barren for years, even ridiculed, before giving birth to a prophet. 1 Samuel 1.
RUTH: Widowed immigrant in a foreign land before marrying into the bloodline/family of the Messiah. Book of Ruth.
SARAH: Old barren woman who gives birth to initiate God’s chosen nation. Genesis 12-23.
YOCHEVED: gives birth in slavery to a son God choses to lead his people to freedom. Exodus 2-3.
MOTHER OF SAMSON: Nameless yet visited by messengers of God. Judges 13.
ELIZABETH: Righteous but disgraced old barren who who births the forerunner to the Messiah. Luke 1.
MARY: Willing servant of God. Matthew, Mark and Luke.
