Day 171: The Voice Of Truth Tells Me ....?
Read: 1 Kings 19:11 - 18
(12,13) 'After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire;
and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. When Elijah heard it,
he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance
of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you
doing here, Elijah?”' The voice. A voice. Some Voice. What voice or
which Voice came to Elijah that day on the lone mountain top? I read
this passage and I think to myself - Elijah is all alone, Elijah has
just come from an awful experience that just threatened to shake his life to
the deepest possible spiritual core - enough that Elijah only wished he
could have died. So, he has traveled 40 days and NOW He is waiting for a voice?
What voice is he expecting to hear high on that mountain top from within the deepest depths of that cave where he knows nobody else could possibly be? God's
angel has brought him to this place after defeating 450 priests of
Baal, after the fullest display of God's Holy fire at Mount Carmel. But
now he is the last one left and his life is now threatened. From this experience he has lost his zeal for life but not for God. Elijah is in need of a purpose from where one cannot be seen to bring him out of this storm.
Which voice or whose Voice now has that message that he needs to hear to rekindle the fire in his heart? Which voice, Whose Voice is going to find him within the cave? What truth is awaiting Elijah?
Nowadays, there are all kinds of voices that speak to us (or at least
try to) when we are in a position like Elijah was. There are the voices
of your spouse, your children, your co - workers, your best friend.
There are the voices on the radio and television. There are the voices
that go around in your head. All these voices are waiting to be heard.
All these voices have something they believe (some rightfully so,
others, well, not so much) carries a valuable piece of wisdom somewhere
within to help you out. If the words these voices are speaking to you,
that you, in the midst of your very own Elijah moment, can be discerned
as faithful and true, then work to center your peace around that. But is that everything?
Someone
said, "Sometimes the Lord calms the storm. Sometimes he lets the storm
rage and calms his child." There is a great deal of truth to that. Very
often what we really need is to be quiet before the Lord so that we can
hear him speak the works that will calm our fears.' "Do not tell God how
big your storm is. Tell your storm how that much bigger your God was,
is, forever shall be." The Voice of Truth from our reading seems to be
saying: "It is not my style to shout above the calamities of your life.
It is much more likely that I will come alongside of you with a gentle
soft Voice - that you will need to cease what you are doing long enough
to just quietly, patiently, prayerfully listen for." Be still know I am God!
Let Us Pray: Heavenly Father, It
is written in Your Word that Your sheep know Your Voice. Heavenly
Father, I am one of Your sheep. I ask You Heavenly Father, to teach me
to know Your Voice and to hear You distinctly and clearly. I ask You
Lord to teach me to discern every spirit to know if they are of You,
that we should not try to believe every spirit but test the spirits to
determine whether the spirits are of God. I ask You Father to please
draw me closer to You so I will not heed the voice of a stranger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxEZ9p9E5qk
Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns - w/lyrics
www.youtube.com
Casting Crowns - Voice of Truth - With Lyrics Many of us are familiar with the stories of "David and
Read: 1 Kings 19:11 - 18
(12,13) 'After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”' The voice. A voice. Some Voice. What voice or which Voice came to Elijah that day on the lone mountain top? I read this passage and I think to myself - Elijah is all alone, Elijah has just come from an awful experience that just threatened to shake his life to the deepest possible spiritual core - enough that Elijah only wished he could have died. So, he has traveled 40 days and NOW He is waiting for a voice?
What voice is he expecting to hear high on that mountain top from within the deepest depths of that cave where he knows nobody else could possibly be? God's angel has brought him to this place after defeating 450 priests of Baal, after the fullest display of God's Holy fire at Mount Carmel. But now he is the last one left and his life is now threatened. From this experience he has lost his zeal for life but not for God. Elijah is in need of a purpose from where one cannot be seen to bring him out of this storm.
Which voice or whose Voice now has that message that he needs to hear to rekindle the fire in his heart? Which voice, Whose Voice is going to find him within the cave? What truth is awaiting Elijah?
Nowadays, there are all kinds of voices that speak to us (or at least try to) when we are in a position like Elijah was. There are the voices of your spouse, your children, your co - workers, your best friend. There are the voices on the radio and television. There are the voices that go around in your head. All these voices are waiting to be heard. All these voices have something they believe (some rightfully so, others, well, not so much) carries a valuable piece of wisdom somewhere within to help you out. If the words these voices are speaking to you, that you, in the midst of your very own Elijah moment, can be discerned as faithful and true, then work to center your peace around that. But is that everything?
Someone said, "Sometimes the Lord calms the storm. Sometimes he lets the storm rage and calms his child." There is a great deal of truth to that. Very often what we really need is to be quiet before the Lord so that we can hear him speak the works that will calm our fears.' "Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell your storm how that much bigger your God was, is, forever shall be." The Voice of Truth from our reading seems to be saying: "It is not my style to shout above the calamities of your life. It is much more likely that I will come alongside of you with a gentle soft Voice - that you will need to cease what you are doing long enough to just quietly, patiently, prayerfully listen for." Be still know I am God!
Let Us Pray: Heavenly Father, It is written in Your Word that Your sheep know Your Voice. Heavenly Father, I am one of Your sheep. I ask You Heavenly Father, to teach me to know Your Voice and to hear You distinctly and clearly. I ask You Lord to teach me to discern every spirit to know if they are of You, that we should not try to believe every spirit but test the spirits to determine whether the spirits are of God. I ask You Father to please draw me closer to You so I will not heed the voice of a stranger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxEZ9p9E5qk
Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns - w/lyrics
www.youtube.com
Casting Crowns - Voice of Truth - With Lyrics Many of us are familiar with the stories of "David and
Voice of Truth by Casting Crowns - w/lyrics
www.youtube.com
Casting Crowns - Voice of Truth - With Lyrics Many of us are familiar with the stories of "David and
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