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YET! Again!

1 Samuel 3:6 & 7
"6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him."

YET! Again!
GOD calls Samuel and Samuel thinks it was Eli; and he ran to Eli saying, "Here am I; for THOU CALLEDST ME." Eli has to be thinking; "stop bothering me, kid." This has to be early in Samuel's training, in verse seven we read; "Now Samuel did NOT YET know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him."

Eli would have had the scrolls of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Holy Scriptures! AND! the Lamp of God AND! the Ark of the Covenant!!! Somehow Samuel does not know the LORD and the WORD has not been revealed to him! Perhaps Eli has taught Samuel some but he has not fully understood the lessons, yet. 

We want to humbly recognize that we, ourselves, can study a subject and still not know it well. We can read our Holy Bible and not comprehend it. We can attend church but not walk with God. Because of this we want to strive to be sure we are learning what GOD is teaching. Hearing. Listening. Heeding.

Spiritually healthy disciple behavior includes but is not limited to:

Going to God in Prayer Daily!
Reading God’s Word Daily!
Attending Worship Regularly!
Connecting in a Study or Small Group!
Engaging in Service at Church & in the Community!
Dedicating Self to the Tithe & Beyond!

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