SAMUEL AND THE WORD OF THE LORD

1 SAMUEL 3-15

Friday, July 26, 2013

6:37 AM

"In those days the word of the Lord was rare;

there were not many visions."

1 Sam. 3.1`

"The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up,

and He let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground..,

Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord.

The Lord revealed Himself to Samuel through His Word."

1 Sam.3.19-21

 

"Samuel's word came to all Israel."

1 Sam. 4.1

 

The Word of God was rare because it was a rare person and a rare occasion for there to be someone who made the Word God a priority in their life.

It was rare to find a person who sought to know the Living God in power and glory according to His Word.

It was rare to find a person who sought to know and live for God's glory.

It was rare to find a person who knew God well enough to know that the people of God had abandoned Him for false gods and false teachers.

It was a rare person who would never fail to pray for the needs of the people before God.

It was a rare person who was not half-hearted, therefore, without substance, in their professions of faith.

 

Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for You. 

And I will teach you the way that is good and right.

But be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart;

consider what great things He has done for you. 

Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish.

1 Samuel 12.23-25

 

To obey is better than sacrifice…

Rebellion is like divination...arrogance like idolatry…

 I have sinned. 

I was afraid…I gave in to them.

1 Samuel 15.22-24

 

It is a rare person who will meditate day and night to understand words to speak to the people of this generation like those Samuel spoke to his.

 

God will reveal His words to any man who will seek Him, desiring to speak for Him to the broken-hearted, trouble, burdened, hopeless, oppressed all about us.

 

We must have a compassion beyond just the sinner's prayer to seek to be ministers of the grace of God to rebuild and restore broken lives and families a godless or non-god culture.

 

If we were individually serious about this, we could each become a serious disciple learning to obey the commands of Christ.

If we learned, we could teach.

Jesus commands us to learn and to teach.

His commands can be learned.

His commands can be taught.

 

Each of us could teach 3-6-10 people to know, live, love, and teach others in our lifetime.

 

This would change our nation and our world in three generations, as recorded in the Book of Acts.

The Book of Acts is our model. 

 

We are supposed to do it like they did.

 

 

 

If My people, who are called by My Name,

will humble themselves and pray and seek My face

and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven,

 and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.  

My eyes, My ears, and My heart will always be there.

 

2 Chronicles 7.14-16