UPHELD!

READING: 1 SAMUEL 3:11-21

Verse 19: “So Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.”

When seriously considered, the ability of our Lord to be intimately involved in the very most intricate details of our lives is amazing. The verse above is a powerful example. It says to us that Almighty God supported every word that Samuel spoke, and did not let any of them fail. However, as the Bible makes that statement, the complete Hebrew meaning involved goes beyond just the spoken word. It also includes acts, causes, commandments, communications, counsel and on and on. The entire translation of word that is used in this verse, identifies some 75 behaviors. We are being told that God was active in all of these multiple aspects of Samuel’s life, and gave him success in all of them. Was that kind of attentiveness limited to Samuel alone? It is not at all hard to believe and accept that the Holy Spirit works in the lives of today’s Christians to that same level of detail, or even more. An indication of this exists in the promise that the very hairs on our heads are numbered. Samuel was upheld, and we also are upheld by a mighty, holy and infinite Father and Lord. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What is a notable way that the Lord is with you?

2. Do any of your words fall to the ground?