By DOREEN LIFARD
It has been a while now since the
last sermon we got to share. I am grateful to God for this
opportunity that we have once again to get to explore His word.
Today, we
are going to talk about hearing from God. Can we really hear God in this period
of time where there is too much noise around us? The answer is YES!
It will be very nice if you read the book of 1 Samuel chapter 3, the sermon will base on this chapter.
In summary,
the story is about the first time when the prophet Samuel was called by
God. If you are a good student of the word of God you will be aware of how
Samuel was born. He was the answer to his mother's (Hannah) prayers. 1 Samuel
1:11 says "And she made a vow, saying, "O Lord
Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and
not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord
for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his
head." "
Samuel was
taken to the house of the Lord at a very tender age, the bible says after he
was weaned (verse 22 of the first chapter).
Back to
chapter 3. The bible says the word of God by then was rare and there were
not many vision. God called Samuel four times before starting to speak to him,
and the first three times, he responded to Eli until the moment when Eli told
him what to say so as to give God a chance to say what He wanted to say to him.
Verse 7 of
the third chapter says "Now Samuel did not
yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him"
We see in
verse 9 and 10 "So Eli told Samuel, “Go
and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his
place.The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other
times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
What I
want us to grasp from this chapter concerning hearing from God is that
1.
God wants to speak to us, He longs to speak to us even though the word of God may be rare to
others or you may be around people with no vision.
2.
Your age does not matter, God can still speak to you. For example, Samuel was only a small boy.
3.
We need to know the word of God to measure against what we here because God will never say
anything to you that is against His own word from the bible.
4.
The more we respond to what God
says, the more we hear from Him. For
example when Samuel responded to the call, God started to speak and told him so
many things.
5.
We need some teachings, a
teacher or let’s say a mentor can
help us learn more on how to hear from God. Take an example of Samuel and Eli,
Eli was there long before and he has been working for God for so long and so
Samuel had so much to learn from Eli. Eli was the one who taught him how to
respond.
6. God speaks to us often; I came to
notice that there were so many times when I came to realize that at so and so
moment God spoke to me about a certain thing. Put more focus on what you hear
from within you. God speaks to us more often than we think. Sometimes we think
it is just our thoughts but in real sense, God drops His ideas into our mind so
many times. God speaks to us through some other people around us. God speaks to
us through nature and all that is around us. God speaks to everyone, getting
closer to God helps us hear Him even louder. Work more on your relationship
with God!!!
Have a good time and God bless you so
much!!!
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