DAILY?READINGS: Ezra 5; Daniel 6; Revelation 2:1-17
Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. 1 Samuel 3:8c
Eli recognized that God was in the call to Samuel. That may seem like a fundamental observation but it was critical to a young man with very little spiritual experience. We need leaders of such discernment today! As mature believers who are getting older, we need to immerse ourselves in mentoring the next generation—and all that that involves. It will be challenging. It will take time. But it is a great necessity. God wants us to prepare His workers for the next situation and the next generation. May we not let this divine trust slip. —Norman Craig Funston
O use me, Lord, use even me,
Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where,
Until Thy blessed face I see—
Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share. —Frances Ridley Havergal