1Sa 3:7, Now Samuel DID NOT YET KNOW THE LORD, NOR WAS THE WORD OF THE LORD YET REVEALED TO HIM.
1Sa 3:8-9, And the LORD called Samuel again the third time…. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, THAT YOU MUST SAY, ‘SPEAK, LORD, FOR YOUR SERVANT HEARS.’ …
Samuel was young and serving & ministering before the LORD 1Sa 2:18. YET, he did not know HIM! THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SERVE IN THE CHURCH, ESPECIALLY YOUNG KIDS, WHO SIMPLY THINK “THIS IS WHAT WE DO BY TRADITION”. THEY SAY THEY BELIEVE IN GOD YET DON’T KNOW GOD AS LORD! ONCE OUR EYES ARE OPEN THEN WE CAN TRULY SEE!
Jer 9:24, But let him who glories glory in this, THAT HE UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS ME,
1Sa 3:10, Now the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “SPEAK, FOR YOUR SERVANT HEARS.”
Eli, told him to say SPEAK LORD, Yet Samuel just said SPEAK! YOUNG SAMUEL THEN UNDERSTOOD THAT HE IS AND IT’S NOT MERE TRADITION BUT IN FACT IT IS TRULY SERVING A LIVING AND PRESENT GOD! HE IS!!
Heb 11:6, But without faith it is impossible to please Him, FOR HE WHO COMES TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE IS, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.