“The child Samuel grew in favor both with the Lord and also with men” 1 Samuel 2:26. How can we have children like that? Is there a way to guarantee your children will walk with God? The short answer is “No, but…” That is, there is probably nothing godly parents can do to ensure theirContinue reading “Prayer, Fasting, and Generational Blessings. 1 Samuel 2:31-33.”
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“The Word of the Lord Had Not Yet Been Revealed.”
Samuel began serving in the Lord’s temple as a small child after his mother Hannah gave him to the Lord. Being raised by priests sounds lonely, but there must have been advantages for the future prophet, or God would not have put Samuel there. There was training and education and so many kinds of servantsContinue reading ““The Word of the Lord Had Not Yet Been Revealed.””
Speak, Lord. 1 Samuel 3:10.
When God spoke to the little boy Samuel, Samuel ran to Eli the priest (his guardian) and said, “Here I am. You called me?” Eli said no. God spoke again, and again Samuel left his bed and ran to Eli. Eli said “it was not me.” “Now Samuel had not yet experienced the Lord, becauseContinue reading “Speak, Lord. 1 Samuel 3:10.”
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