The Silas Zone

Samuel grew up in the ministry.  From his early years until the Lord made him a judge, he spent his life in the house of God serving in the ministry. He would be labeled in today's churches as the ministry kid or perhaps a pastor's kid.  And from Samuel's story, we find out that he made it for God. He kept serving into adulthood and was a great man of God. He was a success in the Christian life. Growing up in the ministry was no easy thing for Samuel, as he saw Hophni and Phineas do grossly immoral things. He was separate from his parents for most of the time and was trained by Eli, who, judging by his sons, was not an ideal parent. Despite all this, however, Samuel overcame the hard parts of being raised in the ministry and stands testimony today that ministry kids can make it for God. In today's devotion, I would like to examine four ingredients in Samuel's success story and how he made it for God. 1. Samuel ministered to God first. 1 Samuel 2:11 —" And the c...