Thoughts for another day

June 7, 2012

Today's verse: 1 Sam. 3:19. Thus Samuel grew and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fail.  (NASB)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

A man who is devoted to God can do great things.  I remember once Elisha was going to Bethel (2 Kgs. 2:23, 24) - now Elisha was certainly not one of the better looking of the human species - when he met some lads who mocked him.  Elisha looked at them and cursed them and immediately two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty two of them!  This amazes me as to how much the Lord cares about His people and listens to them even to their cursing others which He hearkens to immediately as we see in the above incident in Elisha's life.

And now let us look at Samuel who was an attested prophet of the Lord.  He was made an offering to the Lord by Hannah, his mother who was given the gift of Samuel as she had asked for and she returned Him back to the Lord's service.  He grew up before the Lord in His Holy Presence and served Him day and night according to the instructions of Eli the priest, whose own sons were doing evil in the sight of the Lord.  Samuel grew up in stature before both man and God and He became an instrument of God in His plan of raising David as the king of Israel.  Whatever Samuel did, His heart yearned to give Him glory and He went about upholding the God of Israel.

Our Word says that the Lord was with Him and brought to reality whatever he spoke because the Lord knew that Samuel was devoted to Him whole-heartedly and would never disobey Him.  To get this great blessing of God in today's times, what can we do so that God will do the same for us as He did to Elisha and Samuel?  We first need to be conscious that God does all things in His great mercy and favor.  Next, if we're devoted to Him and concerned fully that He be glorified in all that we do and say, then God will in turn grant us His favor on our lives and not allow any of what we say go in vain, accomplishing everything we utter for it would be to His Glory.