Have you had your Joy Juice today?
If we are obedient to the Lord’s call, we will be joyfully listening for His
voice.
Yesterday
we talked about the young boy Samuel who was serving in the temple under the High
Priest, Eli. Eli had not done such a
good job with his own two sons, and he truly desired to make a difference with
the boy Samuel…to teach him the ways of the Lord…to train Him in the way he
should go.
God called
out to Samuel in the middle of the night (3 times) and each time Samuel thought
it was Eli calling, so he got up and went to check on Eli. This shows that Samuel
was an obedient boy. He was wrong in thinking Eli had called him, but he was
right in what he did. Samuel came to Eli quickly because he knew Eli was almost
blind and might need help.
Let’s
note that even though Samuel did not recognize God’s voice the first three
times, God did not give up on him. It took the fourth time before Eli realized
what was going on. And then he used this
opportunity to teach Samuel how to listen to God & respond. Keep in mind that Samuel was a godly and
obedient boy, serving God wonderfully. Yet, he still had to learn to recognize
God’s voice. Eli gave Samuel wise counsel that we should all heed. Eli told
Samuel to:
· “Go, lie down.” (Make himself available for God to
speak.)
· Eli said “If
He calls you…” (He was
teaching not be presumptuous but humbly expectant)
· (And
then he told Samuel how to respond) “Speak, Lord, Your servant hears.”
When God calls your name, will
you recognize His voice? Are you willing to respond with joy?
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