God Calls Samuel - The boy Samuel ·served [ministered before] the LORD under Eli. In those days ·the LORD did not speak directly to people very often
For this scripture, I’d like to highlight what David did NOT do as soon as he got up: –Pray –Guard his eyes –Guard his heart “One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beaut...
I am very familiar with that story as I am sure you are too. But this time Samuel’s encounter with the Lord really got my attention and I wondered how many times was a double salutation used to call somebody in the Old and New Testaments. My research revealed that throughout all sixty...
My God is…Served 1 Samuel 12:20-24 16Oct I Samuel 12:20-24 –And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart; and do not turn aside after useless things tha...
If he called them gods, to whom to word of God was spoken, and the scripture cannot be broken; Catholic Public Domain VersionIf he called those to whom the word of God was given gods, and Scripture cannot be broken,New American BibleIf it calls them gods to whom the word of God ...
1 Samuel 3 Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. 9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. ...
Treasury of Scripture This day will the LORD deliver you into my hand; and I will smite you, and take your head from you; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day to the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may...
Many people call itQuiet Time—moments they spend with God in scripture reading/study, prayer, perhaps journaling, and/or listening to peaceful worship music. It’s in the quiet we begin toseeimportant realities of the spiritual realm,hearGod’s voice within our spirits providing wisdom and enc...
“The LORD called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, ‘Here I am; you called me’” v. 8. Finally Eli realized it must be the Lord and taught Samuel how to respond. “So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak,...
I praise you Lord God, that your Word is living and active. No matter how often we read a passage or hear a scripture story, you can breathe fresh life into its meaning and impact. The Christmas narrative is no exception.As we read and hear again the grand story of Jesus’ birth, ma...