If there is a promise or command. The prophet wished to have h

[Silveria R. <du...@sa...>]

O God's work. When you see some one without a hymn-book and you take

one to the stranger,
you minister. When you make room for a stranger to sit by you, then you
do the work of the Lord. When you pray for the preacher,
then you are of use. II.--Boys'
bedrooms are open to God. It was while
Samuel was asleep that God stood
at his bedside; but He is there before we sleep. He hears when wicked
stories are told, and when
bad deeds are planned in the dark. III.--God does not wait for
you to grow up before He calls. Perhaps you have heard Him call and,
like Samuel, did not know the voice. When you felt that longing to be

good, then He called. When you were at the grave-side, and felt awed
and silenced by the coffin, thinking that some day people
would look
down and read your name, He called. When you were ill and felt unfit to
die, He called. In your class at Sunday school, and while hearing the
gospel preached, you