Voice of Truth
Then the LORD called Samuel.Samuel answered, “Here I am.” 1 Samuel 3:4
In the days when the word of the Lord was rare and there were not many visions, God spoke to a young boy named Samuel who was constantly in a place where he might hear God. Samuel served God in the Tabernacle, and lived and slept there. The only thing that separated his bed from the room that housed the ark of God was a curtain—the veil that split the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place (Exodus 26:33).
One night God spoke to Samuel by name, but Samuel did not recognize His voice. But God kept calling, as God always does, and after the third time Eli the priest understood.
So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:9-10). And God talked with Samuel!
The Voice that spoke to Samuel was Jesus, the Voice of Truth! And like Samuel, when God’s children have ears to hear, they respond. Jesus said, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27).
For those who are constantly in a place where they might hear God, He reveals Himself. The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them (Psalm 25:14). When we fear and honor God, He draws close and confides. He calls us by name. Repeating our name and His message, if needed. There is intimacy in His presence, all made possible through Jesus who by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body (Hebrews 10:20).
Jesus is speaking to you today! Do you hear Him?
What’s your story? In 1 & 2 Samuel Jesus is the Voice of Truth who calls God’s children by name (1 Samuel 3:4). How does His Story help you tell your story?
Get in the Book: Read 1 & 2 Samuel.
It is with the upright that God is intimate. He shares the secret things with those who fear or revere Him (Psalm 25:14) — Donna Gaines
