Day 99

There were a couple things in this passage that struck me.

Samuel was born and was given to the priests as a dedication to the Lord as promised. Samuel was sleeping when the voice of the Lord spoke to him calling his name. The thing that I find interesting is in chapter 3 verse 7, "Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him."

The thing I find most interesting about this is that, even though Samuel did not know the Lord, the Lord still called out to him. I wonder if this is due to his mother's dedication of him to the Lord, or if it is because God chose Samuel even before he was born.

Another thing that caught my attention was chapter 3 verse 19, "And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him..." Later we see that word of Samuel spread and he became an established prophet.

Doing a quick search, I found that the statement "the Lord was with ______" has been referenced for Isaac, Joseph, Joshua, David, and a few others. Each one of these people who had this statement tied to them were amazing men that are considered some of the greatest men of the Bible.

What greater request than to ask that the Lord be with me in order that I draw closer to Him and live out His plan. This will continue to be my constant prayer.