A life well lived

So 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 had been established as a prophet of the LORD. Then the LORD appeared again in Shiloh. For the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. – 1 Samuel 3.19-21

The passage here gives is loads more detail about Samuel growing up. One could almost preach a series on it.

Here we read that:

Samuel grew
The Lord was with him
None of his words fell to the ground (God heard all his prayers)
He had a testimony that was known through all the land
The Lord revealed himself to Samuel through his word

Wow! Just wow!

What an example of a life that pleases God!

And the great thing is that is the a kind of life that we too can have by the grace of God. As we grow in our faith we can trust that the Lord is with us – after all He told us that He would be with us always.

We can also trust that God hears our prayers when we pray. ‘Call unto me and I will answer thee’ God says.

As we live for Christ we too can be glowing testimonies of God’s grace.

And we have the blessing of knowing that God will always reveal Himself to us through His word. The nice thing about God revealing Himself through His word is that we have a written record we can go back to again and again and not have to worry about it changing.

O to have a life story like Samuel!