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| And Elijah HEARD the LORD's still small voice... he heard it LOUD and CLEAR. |
#a_still_small_voice
#3Jan2021
Brother Eng Sun led us in our worship; he exhorted us from
2Th 1:3 "We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is
meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one
of you all toward each other aboundeth."
Look at the Thessolanian brethren, they
were highly commended; their faith has grown exceedingly, and their mutual
charity was abounding. They were also of flesh and blood just like us;
they faced challenges and tribulations
just like we do; yet, they made remarkable spiritual progress!
May the Lord bless and help us to do
the same for the new year ahead of us. Let us not be distracted by the
multitudes of things happening around us; lt us be focused on our calling, and
be attentive to the still small voice of the LORD our God, to make spiritual
progress. One of the chief reasons -
their words were aptly accompanied by their works of righteousness
It was his passing reference to 1 Kings 19
on "a still small voice" that particularly gripped my attention.
Have all the spectacular happenings
around us - COVID-19, illegitimate backdoor government, the messy 2020
presidential election in the US, scandals, etc - caused us to be deaf to the still small
voice of the LORD our God?
1Kings 19
11 ¶ 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:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but
the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
13 ¶ And it was so, when Elijah heard
it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the
entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said,
What doest thou here, Elijah?
Take note of the three dramatic scenes
- the violent rock-blasting wind, the earthquake, and the fire - that naturally
gripped our attention. But alas, it is repeatedly stated that "the LORD
was not in the wind... not in the earthquake... not in the fire." Take
careful note of this hard truth; the LORD was not in those spectacular things. Unfortunately, we are often obsessed with such dramatic phenomena.
However, the almighty LORD chose to be
in a still small voice!
And Elijah HEARD the LORD's still small
voice... he heard it LOUD and CLEAR. Then he gave careful attention to the
LORD's specific instructions to him, and commanded him, "Go, return on thy
way..." And Elijah obeyed, "So, he departed thence..." These are the things that will help our faith
to grow well!
O what precious lessons for us in this
noisome world clamouring for our attention; let us battle against them from
drowning out the still small voice of the LORD our God.
Help us, O LORD our God. Give us the
spirit of Thy servant Elijah. Amen.
