1 Samuel 3:4

Samuel's First Encounter With Yahweh

³ Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the tabernacle of the Lord, where the ark of God was located. ⁴ Then the Lord called Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.” ⁵ He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“I didn’t call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

Here Am I

Here I Am

I Am He

Lord Said

Voice of the Lord

Jehovah

Samuel

Genesis 22:1

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he answered.

Exodus 3:4

When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”

“Here I am,” he answered.

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were among His priests;
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:

Who should I send?
Who will go for Us?

I said:

Here I am. Send me.

Acts 9:4

Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

1 Corinthians 12:6-11

And there are different activities, but the same God activates each gift in each person.

1 Corinthians 12:28

And God has placed these in the church:

first apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, next miracles,
then gifts of healing, helping,
managing, various kinds of languages.

Galatians 1:15-16

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased