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… bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. --1 Peter 3:9 I want to share with you one of the greatest stories I’ve ever heard about the power of blessing another person.  A young professor was visiting Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and was in a cafe where a white-haired older man was pouring coffee for everyone. The old man told a story to a group of guests about a little boy who didn’t have a daddy. The old man said… “Some called him illegitimate. Some called him worse. And the boy was very ashamed and kept mostly to himself so no one would ask him about his father.  “Well, one day a new preacher came to his church and the little boy got caught in the preacher’s greeting line. When the preacher shook the boy’s hand he said, ‘Son, who’s boy are you?’ And a hush fell over the line. “Seeing the pain in the boy’s eyes, the preacher said, ‘Oh, I recognize you! You’re a child of God! And you have a great inheritance, son. Go out and claim it for yourself!’ “Well, that boy grew up and had a great life all because some preacher believed in him.” And after the old man walked away, the professor asked the waitress, “Who is that man?” The waitress said, “That’s Ben Hooper, the former governor of Tennessee, and he was that young boy without a father.” Ben Hooper said that he became the governor of Tennessee the day that preacher blessed him with those words. God is waiting for you to bless someone in your life. Will you start today? GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU TO BLESS SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE. WHO WILL IT BE?

Hearing God’s Voice

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.”

1 Samuel 3:1–4

When Samuel went to live with the aged priest Eli at Shiloh, it was a low time in the life of Israel. The people had failed to drive out the inhabitants of the Promised Land as God instructed, and as a result they were constantly being tempted by the gods and idols worshiped by those around them. To make matters worse Eli’s wicked sons had made many people unwilling to come to the tabernacle and worship God there. They had only the five books of the law Moses had written, and there were few copies available for people to read and learn. It is little wonder that Samuel failed to recognize God’s voice when he first heard it. Soon, Samuel did learn that voice, however, and because he obeyed it he changed the destiny of Israel.

Today God no longer speaks to us audibly. But He has given us something even better—the completed Bible. “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts” (2 Peter 1:19). Here in the United States, copies of the Word of God are not scarce, but sadly even those who are His children often ignore what He has said to us.

Today's Growth Principle: 

God speaks to us through His Word, and if we would hear Him, we must turn to the Bible.