And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
1 Samuel 3:8 KJV
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
1Samuel 3:9 KJV
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
1 Samuel 3:10 KJV
And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel...
1 Samuel 3:11 KJV
Dearly Beloved of God, do you hear it?
Have you heard it?
God has been calling you for sometime.
Have you been letting the phone ring through until voicemail?
Or do you 'end call' when you see His Holy Name on the caller ID ?
All men must answer for the work of their hands, amen.
Or maybe you were busy and missed God's call?
Maybe you were in the middle of something 'important' and typed a "I'm busy, will call you back" message to him that you forgot to send and left hanging in the text box ?
Or maybe you get tired of God calling you and block his number?
Did someone give him your new number, and you proceed to block God's calls on your new phone also?
All the while, sifting through selfies to find the most flattering one to post on the gram.
“Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.”
Jeremiah 2:32 KJV
Or maybe, just maybe, you did not recognize God's voice, as was the case with young Samuel ?
How then, does one recognize the voice of God, in day to day life or anywhere?
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”
2 Peter 1:20 KJV
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
1 John 5:7 KJV
“Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.”
1 John 2:7 KJV
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:”
John 10:27 KJV
Dearly Beloved, its time to get real with God.
It's time to come clean to God.
It's time to earnestly confess to God.
It's time to call God back.
It's time to reach out to God.
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.
James 4:8 KJV
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Psalms 145:18 KJV
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9:7 KJV
When God calls out to us, he is seeking to establish a relationship, a deeper solidarity of his will in you, to reconcile all things in you back to himself.
“And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.”
Colossians 1:20 KJV
Not that he would force himself on us, no, he is the dear lover of our souls.
It's just that in wanting the best for us, for he knows his will is good, he calls out to us.
Letting us know that there is a different way, a better way, His way.
That the love we seek can only be found in himself.
That the peace we seek can only be found in him.
That the provision we seek can only be found in him.
That the rest we seek can only be found in him.
“Behold, all souls are mine..."
Ezekiel 18:4 KJV
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28 KJV
“Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.”
Jeremiah 6:16 KJV
“Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”
Hebrews 4:11 KJV
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
1 John 4:8 KJV
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
John 14:27 KJV
“And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.”
Mark 6:41 KJV
“And they did all eat, and were filled.”
Mark 6:42 KJV
Shalom, Beloved.
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