In the book of Samuel, the young boy Samuel, had never heard the voice of God...
"Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. 2 One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle* near the Ark of God. 4 Suddenly the LORD called out, “Samuel!” “Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?” 5 He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did. 6 Then the LORD called out again, “Samuel!” Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.” 7Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before. 8 So the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy. 9 So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed. 10 And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Samuel had the Lord talking to him personally and directly and he thought it was someone else. That happens to us more than we may know.
Here are three quick points from the story that may help you hear from the Lord.
1) Many times we believe God will talk with someone else but not us, so we don't expect to hear from Him but we must remember we are His children, His beloved, the pupil of His eye, that His thoughts for us are more than the sands of the sea (all things listed in God's Word about us) of course He wants to talk with us.
2) Samuel thought it was Eli's voice he was hearing. Sometimes God speaks through others to us, it may sound like their voice but it really was Him.
3) Samuel was busy doing, it wasn't until he quieted himself and determined to listen to God (speak your servant is listening) that he really could hear from God.
Look for these things and you will learn to hear the voice of the Lord on a regular basis.
"Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. 2 One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle* near the Ark of God. 4 Suddenly the LORD called out, “Samuel!” “Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?” 5 He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did. 6 Then the LORD called out again, “Samuel!” Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.” 7Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before. 8 So the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy. 9 So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed. 10 And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Samuel had the Lord talking to him personally and directly and he thought it was someone else. That happens to us more than we may know.
Here are three quick points from the story that may help you hear from the Lord.
1) Many times we believe God will talk with someone else but not us, so we don't expect to hear from Him but we must remember we are His children, His beloved, the pupil of His eye, that His thoughts for us are more than the sands of the sea (all things listed in God's Word about us) of course He wants to talk with us.
2) Samuel thought it was Eli's voice he was hearing. Sometimes God speaks through others to us, it may sound like their voice but it really was Him.
3) Samuel was busy doing, it wasn't until he quieted himself and determined to listen to God (speak your servant is listening) that he really could hear from God.
Look for these things and you will learn to hear the voice of the Lord on a regular basis.
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