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GOD STANDING

1 Samuel 3:8-10
"8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for Thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for Thy servant heareth."

YET! Again!
GOD calls Samuel the third time.
Samuel ran to Eli saying, "Here am I; for THOU CALLEDST ME." 
This time; "Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child." Finally! They get it. It is wonderful that our LORD is very patient. With Eli and Samuel and also you and me! 

Then in verse ten; "the LORD CAME, and STOOD, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel." This is NOT a disembodied voice or a voice coming from the Ark of the Covenant. This is the real presence and body of GOD STANDING there!!! 
"Then Samuel answered, Speak; for Thy servant heareth."

Samuel, "just" a teenager here, is blessed with revelation from GOD!!! This is an incredible event!! NOW! Samuel KNOWS the LORD! In addition he is living in the Temple where the scrolls of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Holy Scriptures are kept! Alongside the Lamp of God AND! the Ark of the Covenant!!! From this point forward Samuel will be Hearing, Listening and Heeding like never before! 

We want to humbly recognize that we, ourselves might not audibly hear GOD calling our name and see GOD standing in our room; NONE THE LESS we need to know He is calling us and He is with us. We don't have all the things Samuel had but we do have MORE of GOD'S revelation in our Holy Bible. We need to study it. Pray about it and to our Lord and Savior. We need to worship God in His church. We need fellowship with believers. We need to give back to GOD what He has blessed us with; out time and our treasure. This is how we will walk with God.

Here is a good animation of the verses we are studying... https://youtu.be/P9D35Gtd2ys
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