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Discipleship Focus: Calling
- Calling asks whether or not God has called the person to the particular work at this point in their life.
This is one of my favorite calling stories. Clearly Samuel is called by God. Of that there can be no doubt. God speaks to Samuel three times in a single
night. Samuel listens and finds a
relationship with God like he’d never known before.
But look at what brings about his calling. Samuel is devoted. He is devoted to Eli. He is a dutiful servant to Eli. Truth be told, Samuel is the son to Eli that
he never had. Eli’s own sons – as we saw
yesterday – were more devoted to their own passions. Samuel is devoted to Eli, much like he will
be devoted to the Lord God.
There is really something great to be said about Samuel and his
calling. And then you consider his
age. Samuel was just a boy when he was
called. God doesn’t require us to be the
wisest or more mature. He just wants us
to be inclined to His calling. If we are
willing to hear, He is willing to speak.
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