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I'm still here! Been studying 1 Samuel 3:1-10 for a devotional that I will be giving on Monday.

3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

3:2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;


3:3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep.


3:4 That the Lord called Samuel; and he answered, Here am I.


3:5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.


3:6 And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.


3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord ye revealed unto him.


3:8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.


3:9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.


3:10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.


Samuel was just a child when the Lord spoke to him. Because of his innocence, he did not recognize the Lord's calling until Eli told him to listen to the still small voice. What excuse do we have for not listening? Most of us are not innocent, we have sinned and soiled our cloaks. Sometimes it takes a man or woman of God to say "listen" before we reply "speak, for thy servant heareth". I can honestly say that this has happened to me more than once in my life. Some people never get it. They never hear the voice because of ignorance or unbelief. How many times has the Lord talked to us but we have not heard him? While studying this, I thought about the ongoing arguments, disagreements, and strife that are currently happening with the Restoration movement. The Lord is calling to us, but we are not hearing Him. We must take Eli's advise, "if he call thee, thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth".

I'd like to open this up for discussion. What does this scripture say to you?