1 Sam. 3, 4

On a very significant night, God began speaking to the boy Samuel by calling his name. Eli got it right this time. He instructed Samuel on how to respond to the Lord’s voice. The key was listening.

Samuel went on the become God’s spokesman to the nation of Israel.

Wise parents keep their children near to God’s voice … reading the Bible to them, taking them to church and keeping them in children’s activities at church, cultivating a home atmosphere where prayer and praise are encouraged, telling them Bible stories to build their faith etc.

“Blessed is the man that heareth Me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of My doors.” [Pr. 8:34]