1st Samuel 3:9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he calls thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So, Samuel went and lay down in his place.
And thus, after the third undeniable intrusion, he is probably wide awake on his bed, with his hairs standing on edge, as he waits and ponders in the darkness, what on earth could be happening to him. The narrative tells us why Samuel kept going back to Eli, as the source of the voice, because he did not yet know The Lord, neither was he familiar with His voice. Later on, in his experiences with The Lord, he was not scared or uncertain anymore.
That’s because he became familiar and sure of the voice that would speak to him over and over again. The question we need to address is whether or not, God’s voice is the only voice that we can hear in our heads. Is it possible for invisible bad actors, namely the prince of darkness and his hosts, to call a person by name, and give suggestions and instructions to do this or that? Just because you’re a Christian with The Holy Ghost doesn’t mean that God’s voice is the only voice you would hear inside your head.
There are times when you will hear other voices suggesting things that are totally contrary to God’s will, and you will have to sift through them and act only on that which is the will of God. Hearing other voices, including satan’s voice, does not in and of itself constitute sin. It is when persons yield to those other voices that there would be a problem, but if you were to hear other voices, and suggestions, other than the voice of Christ, that is something that we would have to be reconciled to as being an ongoing reality.
1st Samuel 3:10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!