This week I am reading 1 Samuel with my Bible students. We talked about
the call of Samuel. You know the story... Samuel hears a voice in the
night and thinks it's Eli. He asks Eli what he wants and Eli says he
never called him. This happens a few times before Samuel and Eli realize
that it is God calling Samuel. Samuel responds in obedience, giving
his life to God and following in the path that He has for Samuel's life.
It is so exciting to know that God speaks to us in such a real and
personal way. He is not far away and hard to know. He is near, and He
is real. He wants to communicate with us.
As I sat down to write
a prayer request for the Beng tonight, I thought of this story and how
incredible it would be if God called out to the Beng people in a similar
way. Pray that God would speak to them in a real and personal way and
that they would respond in obedience, giving their lives to Him!
