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Repent and Cry Out!

Repent and Cry Out!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who repent and cry out to the Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

In 1 Samuel 7:5-7, Israel is threatened by a Philistine invasion.

“Then Samuel said, ‘Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.’ So they gathered at Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before the Lord and fasted on that day and said there, ‘We have sinned against the Lord.’ And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah. 7 Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.”

As the Philistines threatened to invade, the people of Israel acknowledged their sin.

This was a major step in healing the breach between God and his people. They were begging God to intervene.

Samuel stands in the gap as he intercedes for the people of Israel.

Are you holding on to sin and need to say, “I have sinned against the Lord?”

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Called By The Lord!

Called By The Lord!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who are called by the Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Samuel kept waking up and running to Eli, the priest. “Here I am, for you called me.”

But Eli had not called, so he told Samuel to go back to sleep. Yet, it happened more than a few times…and Eli finally told Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:9 (ESV),

“Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”

The Lord called again, and he told Samuel that Eli’s sons would be killed. Then, Eli asked Samuel what the Lord had said, and Samuel told Eli his sons would die. Eli accepted the news.

In 1 Samuel 3:19-21 (ESV) we see who will take over for Eli, the priest.

“And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord. And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.”

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Grow in Stature and in Favor!

Grow in Stature and in Favor!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who, like Samuel, grow in favor with the Lord. In Jesus name, amen.

In 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Hannah prays and Eli’s sons prove unworthy to be priests. Eli rebukes his sons after hearing they engaged in unholy, sinful behavior.

In 1 Samuel 1:25 (ESV) we learn what Eli’s tells his sons, and what will be become of them.

“If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the Lord to put them to death.”

We also learn about what became of Samuel in 1 Samuel 1:26 (ESV).

“Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.”

Eli, could not save his unfaithful sons from their fate. Yet, while Eli’s sons were going their own way, Samuel is going up and fining favor with the Lord.

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Vow to the Lord!

Vow to the Lord!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who keep their vows to the Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Hannah made a vow to the Lord. She asked the Lord for a child. She conceived and Samuel was born. After Samuel had been weaned, Hannah took him to the House of the Lord at Shiloh and made sacrifices. Then she brought him to Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 1:26-28 (ESV) tells what Hannah said when she presented Samuel to Eli.

“And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord. For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.”

Hannah lent Samuel to the Lord.

As Samuel grew up, he would used by Lord as a prophet.

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Giving Names!

Giving Names!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who are choosing names for their children. In Jesus name, amen.

In Psalm 139:13 (ESV), the psalmist is referring to God when he writes,

“For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.”

In 1 Samuel 1:14-18 Hannah prayed for a child, and 1 Samuel 1:20 (ESV) explains what happened next.

“And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.”

There is a note in the English Standard Version that explains the derivation of the name: “Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard of God.”

God answered Hannah’s prayer.

God knit together Samuel, and he knit us together.

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