😎🐫🎤 Christ’s peace and presence be with you. Time and time again we hear our names being called, and like Samuel, we eagerly respond without knowing who is actually calling out to us.
1 Samuel 3:3-10: “The lamp of God was not yet extinguished, and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was. The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.” “I did not call you,” Eli answered. “Go back to sleep.” So he went back to sleep.
Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. “Here I am,” he said. “You called me.” But he answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.” Samuel did not yet recognize the LORD, since the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am. You called me.” Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth. So he said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’”
When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and stood there, calling out as before: Samuel, Samuel! Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.””
God loves you so much that He is going to keep calling your name until 1) You realize who is calling you, 2) Someone informs you as to who is actually calling you. Or 3)…Actually, there is no 3). God is not going to give up calling you BY NAME, until you respond to Him.
You may be thinking, “This guy is a crazy stalker.”, but He’s not. We just can’t comprehend the depth of love that the Lord has for you. Stop and listen to the sweet melodious sound of His voice calling out your name. Once you hear Him and recognize it is the Lord calling out to you, you will then be open to hearing what He has to offer you.
His offer of salvation and the blessing of having the privilege of sharing His salvation with others is a gift beyond comprehension. We may think we know what His salvation means, but then, tomorrow comes and He reveals a new part of Himself to us. It’s like a 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. You receive just one piece at a time and in random order. Each day you are gathering your pieces, desperately looking for pieces that fit together. It’s okay to walk around the table and look at His pieces from different angles and perspectives. Often, that’s what we need to do, before those pieces start coming together.
Never stop searching! Never stop choosing to experience His love and salvation!
Bless others and be blessed.
Shelly :0)
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