I would never have thought of spiritual food in books unless Louisa May Alcott had considered herself a spinster of stories. I saw in scripture how God says that he "clothes the earth with corn". The Spiritual food that is needed is food to insulate the mind from the deadliest of diseases of mind and soul. There are things we see and hear and read which will stay with us while our souls endure. Taking captivity captive in the mind begins with honoring God and honoring your parents. I don't know how Hannah did it, but it seems that God was highlighting that, in that short span of time, she had raised Samuel; she taught him one consistent thing above the other things: to answer right away and in a respectful way. Respectful responding was so much a part of him, that the wickedness of Eli's household could not wash it out of him; try as they might. They probably made fun of that very thing, by calling him for no reason and snickering ,realizing he would always answered the same way. "Here I am!" Not "WHAT?" What do you want this time? What is it? ON the contrary, he answered humbly and consistently, "Here I am?" It is a mother's loving influence which can cause this tendency to want to please the authorities in life.
We can promote this or discourage this. Fathers, Mothers, Teachers, Authorities, do not provoke your children to wrath...BUT BRING THEM UP. God judged Eli in a way that he knew exactly what God was saying to him. God seemed to say-You raised your children to answer you any which way and they don't honor man or God. Don't ridicule the honor that was placed in this boy by his godly mother. You will not live to see the changes that I will bring to earth because someone prayed for the glory of God to be restored to His people.
Answer rightly, dear sons and daughters.
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