-TODAY'S READING -[1 Samuel 3:1-10] ----- Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening." --(1 Samuel 3:10) ------ -YOUNG SAMUEL in the temple must have wondered what he was hearing as he struggled out of sleep at the summons of his name (1 SAM. 3:4). Three times he presented himself before Eli, the high priest. Only the third time did Eli realize it was the Lord speaking to Samuel. The word of the LORD had been rare at that time (V.1), and the people were not in tune with His voice. But Eli instructed Samuel how to respond (V.9).
The Lord speaks much more now than in the days of Samuel. The letter to the Hebrews tells us, "In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets..but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son" (1:1-12). And in Acts 2 we read of the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (VV. 1-4), who guides us in the things Christ taught us (JOHN 16:13). But we need to learn to hear His voice and respond in obedience. As His children we do hear His voice. He loves to speak life unto us. We 'see' and 'hear' Him in all Creation. ~~
Our Creator speaks to us in all of Creation. Go outside and look at all the majestic splendor of our Lord. PSALM 19 tells us, "The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their sound has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world." --[PSALM 19: 1-4] ----- <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28sqs5H5hao>
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
