Inner Service of God: Samuel's Moment

Neville's Inner Vision

Samuel’s act of service is not a distant chronicle but a symbol of the state of consciousness in which you dwell. The boy is not merely a child in a temple; he is your inner innocence, alert and teachable, standing in the presence of the LORD—the I AM within. To minister unto the LORD before Eli is to operate from that inner awareness rather than from habit or fear. The so-called priest Eli represents outer authority and old doubt; your true authority is within, and your obedience is to that inner law. When you imagine Samuel serving, you are not chasing an external outcome but awakening the capacity to act in harmony with divine purpose. The outer scene—Elkanah’s movement and Samuel’s ministration—becomes a mirror for the inner life: you can go about your day with the conviction that you are already in the temple, that the I AM is always present, and that all ministry flows from that consciousness. Your faithfulness is simply a steady attendance to the presence, a quiet revision of limitation in favor of the truth you already are.