Humble, Seek, Listen, obey....Our Lord is Speaking

1 Samuel 3:1-20, Mark 1:29-39, psalms 40:2-10

Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD
where the ark of God was.
The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.”

Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am.  You called me.”
“I did not call you,” Eli said.  “Go back to sleep.”
So he went back to sleep.
Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli.
“Here I am,” he said. “You called me.”
But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.”
At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD,
because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet.

* Lord is calling each one of us. We are weak or so busy or so intellectual that we fail to hear recognize or respond or believe to Lord's calling.

But our dear father will never get fed up. He allows some situations or transform certain circumstances in our life so as to fail in our capacity and to seek help. Even though this source of help ,we may think is waste, it is through this source that we come to realize the wisdom of existence of divine relationship. Like Samuel who was assisting Eli who was old.  Even though Eli was physically weak, his wisdom was the light for Samuel to recognize God's voice and calling..

Let us continue reading...

"The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time.
Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am.
You called me.”
Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth.
So Eli said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply,
‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’”
When Samuel went to sleep in his place,
the LORD came and revealed his presence,
calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!”
Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

* So let us.be mindful.of our elders, childrens, priests, partners through whom all God can send us help to understand Him and his Calling in our life. Let us.humble ourselves in our situations and.respond to when we realize our call saying "Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’”

we continue our reading...

"Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him,
not permitting any word of his to be without effect."

Once we recognize and accept the Lord's call...we receive the powerful grace to hear and listen to his voice every moment then on. We become more and more sensitive to divine guidance . 

The lord was with Samuel and all the word given through him never went without effect...all words came to life...

So let us humble ourselves as we are prompted to hear and respond to Lord's calling.

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When Peter who recognized Jesus ,brought him to his house, his mother-in-law was in bonds of fever..but as Jesus called her and lifted her up from her weaknesses,she immediately rose up..her fever went and she started serving the lord. This must be our response when someone who knows Jesus brings Jesus calling into our life. Let not our intellectual pride block love of our  lord Jesus and his deliverance and salvation from flowing into us.

This amazing divine power worked in Jesus because he always seeked his appas voice and walked in his plans. Jesus responded with Yes to his father when he called him out of this world to bear fruits for Israel.. everlasting fruits...even amidst busy evangelisation Jesus withdraw to his father and talked with him...this was his source of power..doing fathers will was his food.so the lord was with him and never made the words go without effect.

So let us pray,

Jesus give us humility and thus understanding to spend time with you and listen to you and accept and believe in the helps that u send us to recognize your calling..and to say YES to it and to live according to the word...you are with me forever and all your words are living,it will accomplish the purpose.amen

Speak Lord,your servant is listening...

Let it be done according to your word. Amen

Follow Him....Jesus our fullness of life

Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God:
“This is the time of fulfillment.
The Kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”

As he passed by the Sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea;
     they were fishermen.
Jesus said to them,
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Then they left their nets and followed him.
He walked along a little farther
and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
They too were in a boat mending their nets.
Then he called them.
So they left their father Zebedee in the boat
along with the hired men and followed him.(Mark 1:16-20)

Let us Follow Him surrendering everything to His Providence... walking in Holy Spirit...
For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? 37 Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? (mark8:35-36)
for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!”(Romans 8)
In Him is the Fullness of life. Hallelujah

 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.(Romans 12:1-2)Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise the words of prophets,[e] 21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound[f] and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.(1Thessalonians5:16-24)