"Then He said, 'Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.' And hold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces 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)
You know as well as I that most are looking for the wind, earthquake, and fire. This is "God" to most people. It is sort of what the people were expecting in the First Century when Jesus appeared, and they responded, "Isn't this the carpenter?" A carpenter can't be, "God with us." They wondered, "Where is the wind, earthquake, and fire?"
Now Jesus would over turn money tables, take a whip and drive people from the Temple, and utter some extremely strong indictments on those who reject the Rule of the Living Triune God. But it was that "carpenter" thing, which is an example of, "....a still small voice," which people were not expecting.
Thanks be to Father, Son Jesus, and Holy Spirit that by His grace you and I came to see that the, "....still small voice," is the Voice which brought us to Himself in the Blood of His Cross, and made us,"heirs of God, co-heirs in Christ."
Father, in Jesus' Name, help me to not be confused by the wind, earthquake and fire. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
