Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” 1 Samuel 3:8-9. I read the above Scripture in Hearing God by Dallas Willard. At the end of the page it recommended reading further.…

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21. In the early hours of the morning I was awakened by 80 mph winds and rain and then hail. It went on for what seemed a long…

Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.…

To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. Colossians 1:29. How do we begin to comprehend the struggles that are part of this life? Reading this psalm, Psalm 109, we see David turning to God and asking Him to do what David in his pain seeks and…

The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalm 29:11. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 NKJV. The peace of God,…

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin. Micah 3:8. “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” (Psalm 92:5). How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond…

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 2 Samuel 22:31. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores…

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers…

Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. Joshua 24:15. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called…I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own…

Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth . . . As it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1: 26, 31. Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord.…