FAITH CAPSULE: What is heard in the morning will be the compass for the day’s journey.

1 Samuel 3

Hearing a call from God is hearing the word of God. In His call inhabits His word.
What you have heard in the word of God and what you are now hearing in His word is what will carry you through your journey of life. God called Samuel at a young age while he was lying down. At the initial stage of his calling, there was no understanding in place for him but Eli helped him to gain the understanding in the calling of God. Have you been missing any call because of lack of understanding? Missing God’s calling denies revelation and access man onto termination. Samuel heard and received the calling of God in a time when the word of the Lord was rare and no widespread revelation. (1 Samuel 3:1) In the word of His calling there is direction, deliverance, protection, preservation and there is revelation. When you hear Him right, it will be right for you. When you fail to hear, you have heard Him wrongly.
It is written, “Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint…” The challenges of the world are the evidence that the word of God (His revelation) is not spreading not to even talk of widespread. When He is near, His word will flow and man will engage restraints before carrying out evil agenda. There is a need to be hearing from Him on a daily and regular basis. The psalmist declares in Psalm 143:8,”Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning. For in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk for I lift up my soul to You.” The Psalmist demonstrates here that hearing Him in the morning is what makes the difference for every day journey. When you begin to make provision to hear from Him first in the morning, trusting Him will be activated in your daily endeavors and what you heard in the morning will be your compass for the day. What you hear from Him first thing in the morning will show you the way to walk through the day and it will be your weapon of deliverance and preservation from the enemy. There is no one who has walked in God’s way and end up as a failure. As a child of God, what are you hearing early in the day? In all that you hear, hear Him right and that will have a direct impact on how you navigate your journey of life. It is one thing to hear without gaining understanding and another thing is to hear and gain understanding. Samuel heard and gained understand when God called him.

Prayer for today: Ask from Him the grace for understanding in your hearing.