That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. (1 Samuel 3:4)

Sometimes we forget just how big God is. In fact, we even forget the truth that God is unfathomably big. We are short sighted and self-absorbed so often that we neglect a relationship with a God so amazing.

Have you ever felt the Holy Spirit tugging at your heart? Have you ever felt the nudging and leading of his hand? That voice that whispers, “Come be with me. Open my word, internalize its truth, I will transform you,” and then rolled over and went back to sleep? Or, decided to keep watching your favorite TV show instead? If so, then think on this simple analogy: The President of the United States of America has just sent for you (imagine it’s the President you have most admired). There is a shiny black SUV, men wearing sun glasses, black ties, and ear pieces who have arrived to take you to him. Question: Do you go? Do you answer the call?

Most of us, if not all, would answer yes to this question. We would quickly respond to the call of someone so powerful and important. I’m sure by now you understand where this is headed, but there is none more important, more powerful, or more worthy of our time than God! Yet so many times we turn to things so unimportant by comparison, and ignore the very God who made and saved us. When God calls us, we should be as Samuel was, responding immediately, “Here I am!”

Think about a time in your life when you immediately responded to the leading or voice of the Lord? Did you regret responding? Nope, and you never will.

Wow! What truth! When I read this it was at three in the morning and instead of going right back to sleep I chose to pray. I am guilty of prioritizing other things above The Holy Spirit as it’s tugging at my heart, are you guilty? Let’s choose to change that starting today, when God calls us let’s be as Samuel was, responding immediately, “Here I am!”

He’s still God!!

Have a wonderful day in The Lord!

Today’s Reading is 1 Samuel 3