Growing in favor

​1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26

Samuel was dedicated to the Lord.  He lived in the temple, ministering to the Lord under the priest, Eli.  Eli’s sons also were priests, but they were wicked, worthless men.   They abused their position to take advantage of people and commit sinful acts.  They didn’t know the Lord, and had no fear of Him.  Samuel’s path was different.

The Bible says “Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord.”  He aspired to know God.  The only way to truly get to know someone is to spend time with them.  In our time in the secret place, where we worship, adore, and seek the Lord, we begin to know the Lord more deeply.  In His presence is where we “taste and see that the Lord is good.”  As we spend time in God’s presence, we experience His love, and our love for Him grows.  Obeying His commandments is no longer a burden.
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As we seek the presence of the Lord and minister to Him in all that we do, we begin to grow in God’s favor.  It is a continual process.  The Lord begins to cut things out of our life, and grant us a deeper understanding of Him and His nature.  It is in seeking the Lord with all of our heart that He grants us the ability to find Him, and to know Him in a powerful way.  His favor grants us the power to carry His love, holiness and His word in a real and tangible way.  The anointing of the royal priesthood becomes more evident in our lives.  Today as you seek the Lord, may He grant you favor, and may His love and glory flow from your life out to the world.