In the previous chapter of 1 Kings, before the “very zealous
for the Lord” Elijah crawled into the cave, he called down fire from heaven on
wet wood that consumed both altar and sacrifice in a flash. So why is he hiding in the hills? Maybe the
“very zealous for the Lord” is not as zealous as he claims to be? So instead of
fire and smoke on mountain God speaks in a still, small voice, a whisper on the
wind, to still the heart of the very zealous but fearful prophet. So it is with
us who may have seen and believed the wonder of the Lord before but in a
current crisis doubt that lightning can strike the same place twice. A still
small voice, a whisper on the wind, calls to us to come out of hiding, to come
out of fear, to come out of fretful forecasts of gloom and doom and believe
that the Lord knows our need and will provide.
No comments:
Post a Comment