{"id":235,"date":"2014-03-24T23:02:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T23:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/?p=235"},"modified":"2014-10-24T23:03:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T23:03:34","slug":"speak-for-your-servant-is-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/2014\/03\/24\/speak-for-your-servant-is-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Speak, for your servant is listening&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Directive # 11-March 24, 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hispanic Ministries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCRIPTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Samuel 3:10<\/p>\n<p>Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, \u201cSamuel! Samuel! And Samuel answered, \u201cSpeak, for your servant hears\u201d (NKJV)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERPRETATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeak, for your servant is listening\u201d. Is the answer from us to the Lord; is to be ready to hear the next instructions from God. Is waiting on his voice, is taking into action what the Lord is telling us. It is to move with God; not getting behind nor getting ahead of Him. Move to the next level, take the next step.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER SCRIPTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah 23:18-\u201cBut which of them has stood in the council of the Lord?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTakes time and quietness to hear from God\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Acts 9:10-\u201cYes, Lord,\u201d he answered<\/p>\n<p>If the answer is \u201cI am understand\u201d \u201cI am ready to obey\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will go where you want me to go, and I will do what you ask me to do\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ephesians 5:16-\u201cMaking the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seizing the moment, using the opportunity, because we are listing the<\/p>\n<p>Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRAYER POINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) For wiliness to separate time to hear from the Lord<\/p>\n<p>2) Acquire the ability to hear from God first, and then use our skills<\/p>\n<p>3) For the leaders to value the importance of having personal retreats to hear from God<\/p>\n<p>4) That the Lord gives us boldness to take the steps of faith base on what the He<\/p>\n<p>speaks to us<\/p>\n<p>5) To be capable to discern divine moments and opportunities to do something<\/p>\n<p>6) That the Lord gives us eyes and mind to discover what is ahead (potential situations<\/p>\n<p>design to destroy the work of the Lord)<\/p>\n<p>7) That the Lord helps us to move with Him in any direction of changes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Luis Avila<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Director, Hispanic Ministries &amp; INE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directive # 11-March 24, 2014 Hispanic Ministries \u00a0 \u00a0 &nbsp; SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 3:10 Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, \u201cSamuel! 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