1 Samuel 3:15
“Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.”
What of Today’s Verse…
God never speaks to us in startling ways, but in ways that are easy to misunderstand, and we say, “I wonder if that is God’s voice?” Isaiah said that the Lord spake to him “with a strong hand,” that is, by the pressure of circumstances. Nothing touches our lives but it is God Himself speaking. Do we discern His hand or only mere occurrence?
Get into the habit of saying, “Speak, Lord,” and life will become a romance. Every time circumstances press, say, “Speak, Lord”; make time to listen. Chastening is more than a means of discipline, it is meant to get me to the place of saying, “Speak, Lord.” Recall the time when God did speak to you. Have you forgotten what He said? Was it Luke 11:13, or was it 1 Thess. 5:23? As we listen, our ear gets acute, and, like Jesus, we shall hear God all the time.
Shall I tell my “Eli” what God has shown to me? That is where the dilemma of obedience comes in. We disobey God by becoming amateur providences – I must shield “Eli,” the best people we know. God did not tell Samuel to tell Eli; he had to decide that for himself. God’s call to you may hurt your “Eli;” but if you try to prevent the suffering in another life, it will prove an obstruction between your soul and God. It is at your own peril that you prevent the cutting off of the right hand or the plucking out of the eye.
Never ask the advice of another about anything God makes you decide before Him. If you ask advice, you will nearly always side with Satan. “Immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood.”
Words of Wisdom
Receptive
I open my heart to the love of God.
My heart is a sanctuary of God’s love, a place of peace and strength I can enter at any time. I go within, and I release thoughts that might be troubling me. I allow the unconditional love of God to fill, renew, and guide me.
In prayer, I am receptive to divine love and aware of the many ways in which I am blessed. I see my life from a clearer perspective. I appreciate the goodness of God’s love within and around me, and I am embraced and uplifted by it. There is so much to be grateful for.
I open my heart completely and unconditionally to the love of God and to the blessings in my life.
“My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD.”–1 Samuel 2:1
