Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Samuel 3:19 (New Living Translation)

As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.

Samuel was a prophet. He is the definition of a prophet in that what he predicted came true or, as in this verse, “proved to be reliable.”

This is pretty simple, yet when we look at Samuel’s life, there were plenty of people who did not believe Samuel. Such is the human condition.