Absorbing God’s Word
“The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:10
Applying God’s Word
The number 3 is used hundreds of times in scripture. The Lord calls out to Samuel three times in the above scripture, before Samuel realizes it is God.
A good friend and pastor called me saying, “Jack. The Lord told me that today He would be sending you to pray with a man who has pain on the left side of his neck. I said, “I welcome that opportunity.”
That morning, Louise told me she had pain on the left side of her neck. I prayed with her and it left. Then we went to visit my cousin who had no feeling on his left side from a stroke. He is moving his left leg now. Finally, at my granddaughter’s graduation, I recognized an old friend who had a visible growth on the left side of his neck. He told me it was cancer and that it was very painful. I asked if I could place my hand over the growth and pray for him. He said, “Yes.”
All three situations happened that same day and they all were important, but I am very sure the last one is the one that God told my pastor friend about.
I cannot tell you how many times God has told me to do something three times. On the third time, I usually obey. I am so glad that on that day, I was obedient to God and prayed with all three people.
Accounting of God’s Word
“Challenge” Do I hear God asking me to do things? Does He have to ask me more than three times?