DO YOU KNOW HOW TO LISTEN FOR GOD’S VOICE?
While young Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle he was awakened a fourth time by the voice of the Lord calling him. The first three times he ran to Eli, thinking the old priest was calling him. He didn’t yet recognize God’s voice. After the third time old Eli realized that God must be calling to Samuel, so he instructed him on how to answer. When Samuel replied as Eli instructed, God spoke to him. From that day forward Samuel was confirmed as a prophet. Throughout Israel he was respected as a prophet of God whose word was always reliable.
Samuel had to learn to recognize God’s voice and respond. Have you learned to hear from God? Are you willing to get up in the middle of the night to hear from Him? Prayer can be a two-way communication with God for those who are willing to patiently listen.
PRAYER: Dear Father, we bless You and answer You today as Samuel did, speak Lord for Your servant is listening. Even as we read Your Word today, we listen for Your Spirit to highlight the verse You would have us meditate on and apply to our lives. O Lord, thank You for Jesus, for He is Your living and final Word to us, giving us the only way to come to You and be forgiven of our sins and adopted into Your family. Speak Lord, Your servants are listening. In Jesus’ name, amen.