Whisper

  

3/20/2021

1 Kings 19:11-13 "The LORD said, 'Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.' Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, 'What are you doing here Elijah?'

Elijah waits to hear from God on the mountain. A powerful wind comes, an earthquake, and a fire but the LORD did not pass by in any of those. Then a gentle whisper comes by and Elijah heard the LORD. God does not come to us through a show of His might, even though He certainly could. He comes to us in that still small voice. He comes to us in a whisper. When I think about the times I have heard God leading me it is in the quiet stillness of prayer or an solitary moment of inspired vision. 

When life gets loud and the storms rage around me I have a harder time hearing God, even though I am holding onto Him with all of my might. He is always there carrying me through the storms, but it is not until I am quiet and still that I can hear Him. Psalm 46:10 "He says, 'Be still and know that I am God.' "

God speaks to us in a whisper.