by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 28, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 3:9 (NKJV) “Therefore Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, “Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.”‘ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.” This is one of the best passages that describe the role mentors...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 27, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 3:7 (NKJV) “(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)” Here was an irony. Samuel had been ministering to the Lord for years, and was busy for the Lord, but “did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 3:4 (NKJV) “that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, ‘Here I am!’” God is calling. God’s voice is ringing out, waiting for the “called” to respond. God is not a silent God. God knows what to say, who to say what to, and when to say it. And He continues...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 3:2 (NKJV) “And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see,” Night comes faster than we think. For those who still have the energy of youth, don’t forget that your...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 24, 2019 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 3:1 (NKJV) “Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.” One of our greatest needs is a deep revelation from God’s Word. What we need are not more eloquent or...
