Devotional for Saturday, May 7, 2016
“The Still Small Voice of a Very Big God”
by Dona Hake
Sometimes life can become so hectic that we do not realize that are souls are no longer quiet before Him. There may be times that we need to hear from Him, and our days just seem to fill up with “things” before we know it. These “things” really are important and needful to take care of but let us guard over the most important thing, and that is our fellowship with our loving Heavenly Father. Let us be watchful for this is the area in which we permit our days to rule us rather than God’s peace and quietness ruling our hearts. We don’t even notice that our peace is slipping away until everything seems to swirl around us, and our souls are no longer quiet. If we are not careful we could miss His gentle voice that so desires to fellowship with us, and give us the direction that we need. We serve a very big God but more times than not His voice is sweet, and His voice comes in a whisper.
1 Kings 19:11-12 (AMP)
” And He said, Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke 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 sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.”
” And He said, Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke 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 sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.”
Elijah knew that the gentle whisper was God’s voice. He understood that God did not just reveal Himself in the big and the powerful, but also in the sound of stillness. The Lord is often found in the gentle whisper in the quietness of a meek spirit. It is there that He is able to whisper to you the secrets of His perfect will and purposes for your life.
Today let us purpose in knowing that our hearts are quieted before Him. I believe even in the midst of the loud voice of the demands in our lives that we can maintain our hearts, and keep them at peace that we can hear His voice no matter what is going on around us.
“Let us be silent that we may hear the whisper of God.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson