Don't Let Your Words Fall to the Ground

1 Samuel 3

The first few times I read today's verse, and I'm sure every perusal of the verse prior to today, I understood it in the wrong context.  The verse...

1 SAMUEL 3:19

19    And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 

Grammatically, it is important to read the verse slowly or the mind tends (maybe just my mind) to assign the last clause of the sentence to Samuel as he is the subject, the one who grew.  I always read the verse as Samuel listening to the words of God and holding them so true and relevant that he never allowed any to slip from his thoughts, but in fact, the last clause is actually a subtext of how the Lord was with Samuel and how He aided Samuel in spiritual growth.  

Here is a more defined reading,  "...the Lord was with him [Samuel], and [the Lord] let none of his [Samuel's] words fall to the ground."

There is a higher meaning when understanding the verse in its proper context because it exemplifies the importance of Samuel - whatever he was inspired to prophesy on or about, it would come true.  The Lord would not let any of Samuel's words, "fall to the ground" or pass without fulfillment.  That is an impressive note, don't you think?  Samuel is therefore someone not to be taken lightly or trifled with, he has the ear of The Lord!

~Kipling