Desperate prayer caused the Lord to remember Hannah and heal her barrenness. The Lord gave her more than a son in Samuel; He gave her a prophet and seer for a nation.
The Lord stood before Samuel in the vision realm and called his name audibly. The old priestly order had grown dull of sight, and hearing the word of the Lord was rare in that day. God gives a clear vision when He releases a new order.
The older generation, though passing away, is able to give keys of wisdom to the next generation. Eli instructed Samuel to lie down in his place of rest and wait for the coming of the Lord. Acknowledge the presence of the Lord when He comes, and declare you have ears to hear His voice.
We must have a fresh seal of the Holy Spirit resting upon us with Jesus as the center of our lives. Give God first place in your life by honoring Him with your time. As we wait on the Lord we become strong and our heart takes courage. Intercession and prayer enables Christ to be formed within us.
"My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you." Galatians 4:19 NASB
It's Time to Set Fire to the Brush, Tares and Weeds
Sow with a view to righteousness, reap in accordance with kindness; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD until He comes to rain righteousness on you. Hosea 10:12 NASB
Intercession will release revelation and prophetic insights on how and what to pray for to get answers.
"While You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus." And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness. Acts 4:30-34
Both Moses and Samuel said to God, "Here I am!" I believe it is time for each one of us to cry out to God, "Here I am! Prepare me, purify me, and send me to the nations."
It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well), and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord where the ark of God was, that the Lord called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am." Then he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he (Eli) said, "I did not call, lie down again." So he went and lay down. The Lord called yet again, "Samuel!" So Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he answered, "I did not call, my son, lie down again."
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord yet been revealed to him. So the Lord called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli finally discerned that the Lord was calling the boy. And Eli said to Samuel, "Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 1 Samuel 3:2-9
God is trying to get us to lie down and get into our places of rest so He can visit us in the realm of the Spirit. We are always trying to be human "doings" when God has called us to be human beings. God wants us to rest near the ark of His presence so we can hear His voice, experience His intimate love, and see a vision of our future. As we enter into rest, He will find His resting place in us. God inhabits the praises of His people.
The Lord stood before Samuel in the vision realm and called his name, audibly.
Then the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."
God gives a clear vision when He releases a new order.
The Lord said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them. Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever."
Eli heard God was going to judge his house for the iniquity, but he still didn't repent. But in the new order Samuel both heard and saw the plans of God and his ears tingled as God brought balance and clarity to his temple.
It is Time to Wait in and Walk in God's Presence
The Bible is full of God-given revelation through dreams, visions, and prophecy. We must study to show ourselves approved so that we can operate in the Spirit of understanding. We need to be spiritually fruitful in today's age of increasing spiritual awareness-which is both good and evil. We must learn from the Holy Spirit to discern between the two and have the character to reject the evil and embrace the true.
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened... Ephesians 1:17-18 NKJV
The tangible presence of God residing in our lives, enabling us to do the impossible, is more important now than ever before in history. We do well to adopt the prayer of Moses in Exodus 33:13-16 (below). Moses asked God to show him His ways. This involves the spiritual realm of vision. If we are able to see our future and understand the ways God wants us to walk, we will prosper. It is time to see the grace and favor of God resting upon us in the realms of glory. Part of knowing God is seeing His glory manifest in and through our lives. Do we really know God if we are not walking in the strength of His power doing great exploits?
"Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace [favor] in Your sight, show me Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people." And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Then he said to Him, "If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth." Exodus 33:13-16
It is time to lay down and wait in God's presence until we are filled with His power. We need to connect to and release the Kingdom of God that is within each of us. Love for God and mankind will demonstrate the reality of His glorious presence and the truth of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Let's Pray: Dear Lord, please remove the veils that blind my eyes and give me insight with understanding, the Spirit of wisdom with revelation knowledge. Let me become a seer of your glory. Anoint my eyes to see and ears to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. Through the Spirit of revelation give me access to the heart, mind, and words of Christ where all the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven are hidden. Immerse me in the Spirit of love. Amen. (Colossians 1:9)
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