That Familiar Voice

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  Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, 'Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears.' ' So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, 'Samuel! Samuel!' Then Samuel said, 'Speak; for your servant hears.' 1 Samuel 3:8-10 WEB
  
  It had grown dark and the young boy Samuel was lying on his bed, when God suddenly called him by name. He got up and ran to his elder, Eli the high priest. Samuel woke him up and said 'Here I am' for he thought that it was Eli who had called him. Eli told him that it was not him and to lie back down. The Lord called to Samuel three times. Each time, Samuel thought it was Eli and woke him up with "Here I am.'
  
  After being disturbed for the third time, Eli realized it was the Lord calling him. He told Samuel to go lie back down and instructed him to say: 'Speak Lord, for your servant is listening' if he heard that voice again. Samuel did as Eli instructed and the Lord told him many things that were soon going to change in Israel. Something important to note about this story is that Samuel thought that the voice of the Lord, the One that he heard speaking, was that of Eli his mentor.
  
  In my own life, I have often found that the Lord will speak to me through a familiar voice. It may be something that a mentor or a pastor once said to me, a teaching, or a song that comes back to my remembrance at the right time. It can be so natural that it is easy to miss, and we may not even recognize that it is the Lord speaking to us until things start to change. You may feel that you are just remembering something. Later when looking back, it is easy to see that it was Him guiding us all along.
  
  'But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.' (John 14:26).
  
  During your day, be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and listen for that small 'familiar' voice. We have all heard it, but most of us do not recognize Him. That voice that is nudging you to do the right thing, that is the one. It just may be that the Lord wants to tell you some things, and a timely word from the Holy Spirit, changes everything.
  
  Prayer: Heavenly Father please speak to me in a way that I understand and teach me to know when it is You. I really want to know Your voice and to follow You closer. I want to walk and talk with You today, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
  
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