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I was listening to Leeland on the way home from Spokane, and there was one line in the lyrics that really stuck out. In the song "Thief in the night", Leeland writes "Speak, Lord, I am listening". This got me thinking about the time that God came to Samuel in the middle of the night and spoke to him. God called Samuel's name but Samuel did not realize that it was God that was speaking to him. Three times Samuel went to Eli the High Priest asking him why he had called him before Eli realized that it was God that had been calling Samuel. After Eli knew that it was God that was calling Samuel, he told him to say to God "Speak, for your servant is listening." (1Samuel 3:10) How often do we do all the talking, not letting God get a word in? We should say with Samuel "Speak, for your servant is listening."

Psalm 46:10a - "Be still, and know that I am God"

There are times that we should just be still before God. I think God came to Samuel at night because it was quiet, there were not any distractions. When we study our Bible or pray it would be best if we could find a quiet place. Although it was listening to Leeland that started me thinking about these verses, music at times can be a real distraction.(Along with every other kind of media.) Most times the Bible studies that I do at Btln have come to me when it is quiet. God wants to reveal something to us after we have read his word. He is just waiting for us to be still and listening. We will not hear God audibly like Samuel did, but he speaks to us through his word(The Bible)and will guide our thoughts as we read his word. Here are a couple more passages.

Habakkuk 2:20 - But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.

Zechariah 2:13a - Be still before the Lord, all mankind.

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