Hannah asked the Lord for a little boy, and He gave her one. She called his name “Samuel,” and she loved him very much.
As soon as he was old enough, she took him to Shiloh to present him to the Lord. When they arrived at the Temple, where, in those days, the people worshiped the Lord, Hannah said to Eli the High Priest, “O, my lord, I prayed for the child, and the Lord has given me the petition that I asked of Him; therefore I have lent him to the Lord as long as he liveth!” So he stayed in the Temple with Eli, and worshiped the Lord and served Him.
The Lord Himself came to Samuel one night and called him by his name, “Samuel!” He thought Eli had called him, so he arose and went to Eli, but Eli had not called. When the Lord had called him the fourth time, he knew it was the Lord’s voice. Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.” The Lord then told Samuel what He wanted him to know.
Samuel was a very obedient child, and he listened to what the Lord said to him, and he obeyed.
The Lord speaks to us now through His Word, the Bible, and we may hear His voice in many parts of it.
Children, the Lord is calling you. Have you heard His loving voice? Have you listened, and obeyed?
ML 06/07/1931