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The Lord called Samuel before Samuel had had the word of God revealed to him. (1 Sam. 3:7)
Hannah understood that Samuel was a gift of God’s love, grace and mercy, on loan to her for a little
while. Do you feel the same way about your children? In fulfillment of her promise of dedication, she
lent him back to God. (1 Sam. 1:28) She was later blessed with 3 more sons and 2 daughters (1 Sam.
2:20-21) (Side note: Samuel was promised to God as a Nazerite. (1 Sam. 1:11), refer to last week’s
lesson)
God’s call requires the commitment of our whole, undivided heart (Deut. 4:29-31, 6:5, 1 Sam. 7:3,
Matt. 22:36-38)
Our character, thoughts and deeds reflect what we truly believe about God in our hearts. (Matt. 6:19-
21, Mark 7:20-23, Luke 6:45)
God let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground (1 Sam. 3:19), in other words, everything
that Samuel prophesied for God came to pass, the test of a true prophet (Deut. 18:21-22)
God requires our exclusive worship and our service. (Deut. 10:12, Joshua 22:5, 1 Sam. 7:3, 12:20)
The word vocation is from the Latin, vocare, which means to be called by a voice.
God has a unique place and unique tasks for each of us. A unique role in partnership with Him.
As Martin Luther liked to say, "God milks the cows through you." Every worthwhile endeavor in life
is potentially a calling from God.
In addition, we have all been called to live lives of faithfulness and service (Rom. 1:7, 1 Cor. 1:2,
called to be saints and to care for and love each other (1 Pe. 3:8).
God sometimes calls us by name. (Gen. 21:17-19, 22:1 & 11, Exodus 3:4, 1 Sam. 3:4-10)
Our hearts must be receptive to hear God’s call (1 Sam 3:1, Proverbs 29:18, Isa. 54:6-8, 55:2-3, Jer.
7:13, Micah 3:5-7, Acts 28:25-28)
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Matt. 11:15; 13:9, 43; Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22).
God makes all things work to the good of those called according to His purpose (Ro. 8:28)
Are you ready to hear the call of God; to do something you may not want to do, to go someplace you
don’t care to go, to be among people you would rather not be around?