1 Samuel 3:15
So Samuel lay down until morning and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.
God never speaks to us in startling ways,
but in ways that are easy to misunderstand, and we say, “I wonder if that is
God’s voice?” Isaiah said that the Lord spoke to him with “a strong hand” --
that is, by the pressure of circumstances. Nothing touches our lives but it is God Himself
speaking. Do we discern His hand
or [do we think it] only mere occurrence?
Get into the habit of saying, “Speak,
Lord,” and life will become a romance.
Every time circumstances press, say, “Speak Lord,” and make time to
listen. Chastening is more than a
means of discipline; it is meant to get me to the place of saying, “Speak,
Lord.”
Recall the time when God did speak to you. Have you forgotten what he
said? Was it Luke 11:13 [about not
striving] or was it 1 Thessalonians 5:23 [about Him
sanctifying His own]? As we listen, our ears get acute and, like Jesus, we shall hear
God all the time.
Shall I tell my “Eli” what God has shown
to me? That is where the dilemma of obedience come sin. We disobey God by
becoming amateur providences -- I must shield “Eli” -- the best people we know.
God did not tell Samuel to tell Eli; he had to decide that for himself. God’s
call to you may hurt your “Eli,” but if you try to prevent the suffering in
another life, it will prove an obstruction between your soul and God.
Excerpts from Oswald Chambers
Daily Devotional Bible, Reading 120
(4/30)
From My
Utmost for His Highest
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