Calling of Samuel 3Now the boy Samuel was in the service ofAdonaiunder Eli. In those days the word ofAdonaiwas rare—there were no visions breaking through.2One day, Eli was lying down in his place—now his eyes had grown dim so that he could not see, ...
If that’s ever happened to you, don’t dwell on it. You’re in excellent company. Some of the greatest faith heroes of the Bible didn’t at first respond to God’s call exactly as He wanted. Do you remember Moses? He was called to be a prophet and to serve as a deliverer for ...
But as God told Saul in I Samuel 15: “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is...
The Bible study I’m a part of has been studying Matthew this year and it has been such a sweet gift from the Lord as we went through the seasons Scott has outlined here. God met me in several ways through that study, reminding me that he is sovereign, and he is faithful. His plan...