Seize the Moment – Day 735

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Mar '22

Seize the Moment – Day 735

Posted on Mar 22, 2022 by Jerry Ingalls in General |

22
Mar '22
 

Respond to God’s Word!

1 Samuel 3

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, March 22.

 

In the days when the word of God was rare, Samuel’s calling as a prophet was authenticated by his response to the word of God. It all started when Samuel was a young boy, lying down in the temple of the Lord, when he heard a voice call his name, but he did not recognize the voice and thought it was Eli, the high priest. First Samuel 3:7 explains this initial response,
 
“Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord yet been revealed to him.”

 

It was Eli who taught him that it was God who was calling him by name and to respond, “Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening” (9). Samuel responded to the word of God and his life was forever changed. Ironically, even though that first message was a word of judgment against Eli and his household for their unfaithfulness, Eli, who was far from a perfect mentor, gave him a faithful example that would set him up for success as a prophet of God’s word: “It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him” (18).

 

Samuel learned from Eli to listen for God and to trust that God is right and true in all that He says and does. To respond to God’s word in obedience and trust the outcome to God alone. First Samuel 3:19-21 describes how Samuel did just that:

 

Thus Samuel grew and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fail. All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord. And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, because the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

 

Seize the moment by trusting God and His word, and He will prove you to be Jesus’ disciple (John 8:31-32; 15:8).

God bless you!
 
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