A.W. Tozer once said, “God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity we plan only the things we can do by ourselves.” May we be a people who learn to listen and respond to God’s call, no matter how impossible or improbable it may seem to us.
Today we need our hearts to be opened by the Holy Spirit as we unpack God’s call in our lives, the interference that might be obstructing God’s call, and the importance of community in discerning His call.
We are all called by God to salvation and service, but we must learn to hear and answer His call amidst the interference in our lives.
The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.
One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his usual place. Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was located.
Then the Lord called Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.” He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
“I didn’t call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
Once again the Lord called, “Samuel!”
Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
“I didn’t call, my son,” he replied. “Go back and lie down.”
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. Once again, for the third time, the Lord called Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling the boy. He told Samuel, “Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
The Lord came, stood there, and called as before, “Samuel, Samuel!”
Samuel responded, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” —1 Samuel 3:1-10
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FOR GOD’S CALL
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GOD’S CALL
My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me. —John 10:27
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GOD’S CALL
Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. —Galatians 6:2
And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, —Hebrews 10:24
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