God Whispers

We can’t always know the way the Lord is going to work.
Sometimes He orders us to stillness.
Sometimes He commands us to move forward without hesitation or delay.

But one thing, I believe, remains the same: He works in ways that propel us into relationship with Him.

Elijah discovered this truth in a cave.
Just after his successful defeat at Mount Carmel, and just following the fulfillment of God’s beautiful provision after a three-year drought, Elijah is found running for his life from the King’s wife, who was seeking to have him killed.

Just when Elijah thought he may have God figured out… just when he thought he understood the way He worked, the prophet is filled with discouragement and dismay, and finds himself fleeing from his post of duty which involved a greater level of danger than he might have expected.

1 Kings 18:11-13 gives us the story.
As Elijah stands at the mountain, the Lord passes by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain.
Scripture says it was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose.
“But the Lord was not in the wind.” (vs 11)
After that, there was an earthquake that contained a massive amount of fire.
“But the Lord was not in the fire.” (vs 12)
Ahh.. but after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.
And, “When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.” (vs 13)

Because there’s something commanding when the Lord whispers.
There’s something uniquely and divinely inviting when He speaks in a tone that demands an attentive ear to discern.

And the truth really is that we can’t always know His ways, but we can trust His character.  And He is a God who longs for intimacy with His children.

In times of uncertainty, it behooves us to trust in the One who still has the whole world in the palm of His hand.  And to remain steadfast and immovable in our faith in a God who calls us by name, and gently whispers to us, reminding us of His everlasting love.

God whispers because He wants us to lean in.