3/31/09 1 Kings 19:1-13

SCRIPTURE:
(Please share the verse(s) which speak to you)
The He said, “go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence.” At that moment, the LORD passed by. A great and might wind was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the LORD, But the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after he fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. (1 Kings 19:11-12 Holman)
OBSERVATION:
The mighty prophet Elijah is on the run from the powerful Jezebel. Starving and dying of thirst in the desert, God provides food and water for Elijah. Elijah needs more confirmation of God’s presence and provision. After the spectacle of wind storm, earthquake, and fire, the Lord makes divine presence known and felt in the still small voice.
APPLICATION:
Sometimes I feel as I if I am in the tempest of windstorm that the ground shakes beneath my feet and not only is the candle burning at both ends but my world seems on fire. In these times I reach out for the presence of the Lord while forgetting. The Lord has always been there right in the midst of life with a still, small whisper reminding me I am loved and cared for by HIM.
PRAYER:
Lord, I thank you for your ever presence in my life. Clear my ears so that I can hear your small whisper in my heart and know life.
YES:
I will listen for that still small whisper.