Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Samuel 3:1-14
by: Matthew Berg.
The irony is thick in this part of the Samuel story. Samuel could hear God’s voice clearly. Eli and his disobedient family could not. God communicated to Samuel that judgment was coming for Eli and his family. Many people find themselves in situations similar to that of Eli and his family—trying to speak for a God we do not know. We must work earnestly to stay in God’s good graces, listening for His voice and staying obedient to His Word. God wants people who will listen to and heed His voice, not simply ones who will hear and ignore Him.