Monday, June 5, 2017

Be still and listen to the whisper from the Lord

1 Kings 19:9-14
The Lord appears to Elijah.
Elijah said to the Lord,"I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected you covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
God was not in the wind, God was not in the earthquake. God was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled is cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
In the place where God made himself known to Moses, he speaks to Elijah, not in any spectacular way but out of the stillness.
Self-pity is dealt with, a sense of proportion (比例感)restored, and the path ahead mapped out.
Why?
Strong wind, earthquake and fire shows the power of the Lord, but all of these are tools of the Lord. God does not inside these material or phenomenons.
God showed to Elijah with whisper, shows God's gentle and love to Elijah.
When Elijah was tired God encouraged Elijah with gentle sound.
How?
When I am exhausted, be still and listen to the whisper word from the Lord.

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