God Speaks in a Whisper
“And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” -1 Kings 19:11-12
A strong wind, an earthquake, and a fire: here we see the prophet Elijah encountering many strong and powerful forces—things that were no doubt caused by God. And in all of these things, Scripture says that “the Lord was not in” them.
It was the still, small voice—a whisper—in which God spoke with Elijah. And today in the New Testament church, we ought to see even clearer—since the Holy Spirit dwells within our very own heart—that God has no need to yell or shout at us, and He instead speaks in a whisper: from heart to heart.
Yet it is in the nature of the devil, and perhaps built into our own sinful hearts, that we wish to be spoken to with a scream. We are waiting for a great shout from God, when in reality, He is waiting to speak to us with a whisper. If we are in carnality and sin, our thoughts are liable to be tossed about in chaos, and we may very well miss the crucial message of God’s Spirit for our lives.
“Again I say, you are as a heavenly flag, set upon a flagpole within the world. Do not entangle yourself with the thrashings and tumults of this present life, else when My gentle wind blows, you will not be responsive to the callings that I send you. Should your flag be tossed about with the turbulence of carnality, you will in no way react to My breeze.” -Tears from a Lonely God, chapter 20, Lead by My Spirit
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