Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes. Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call unto the Lord, and He shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for a king. So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. 1 Samuel 12:16-18
At Samuel's word, God sent prodigious thunder and rain upon them, at a season of the year when, that country, the like was never seen or known before. Samuel made it to appear that this was designed by the Almighty power of God on purpose to convince them that they had done very wickedly in asking for a king, not only by its coming in an unusual time, in wheat-harvest, and this on a fair, clear day, when there appeared not to the eye any signs of a storm, but by his giving notice of it before.
Samuel called unto the Lord, and, in answer to his prayer, even while he was yet speaking, the Lord sent thunder and rain. By this Samuel made it to appear, not only what a powerful influence God has upon this earth, that He could, of a sudden, when natural causes did not work towards it, produce this dreadful rain and thunder, and bring them out of His treasures, but also what a powerful interest he had in heaven, that God would thus hearken to the voice of a man and answer him in the secret place of thunder. Samuel, that son of prayer, was still famous for success in prayer.
Saul, was already anointed as king, but Samuel let the people know that they had sinned in their asking. I don't know about you, but I would like to have the connection that Samuel had with God. Instant, direct, and confident that God had his back. Samuel, son of prayer, and that is the key--Samuel didn't throw up prayers every now and then--Samuel lived a life of consistent prayer. He was always in the presence of the Lord. This is something we can have today, the Bible shows us what is needed--complete reliance on the Lord, constantly seeking His direction-not relying on ourselves, waiting for answers instead of rushing ahead, developing a prayer life that is as normal as breathing.
Desiring something is the first step--doing it assures us we can move forward.
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"...developing a prayer life that is as normal as breathing."
Wow. I'm going to have to think on that.
Since I am at home by myself most of the day, I have the habit of "thinking to the Lord". I'm not sure this is the same as "prayer"... it feels more like having a conversation on a phone line, that is not hung up, but is left open all day, and anytime you want, you can talk and not have to re-dial... if that makes sense.
I think I miss out on the listening side a lot, though, hearing His side of the conversation. Yep, I'm going to think on this more.
Thank you for a very thought provoking post!
Loretta
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