God Sometimes Whispers

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1 Kings 19:9-12

9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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.

And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away

[1 Kings 19:9–10].

The Lord is dealing with Elijah.

He is overwrought and needs real psychological help.

I have been asked if I believe in going to a psychologist.

I think there are times when a person needs to consult a psychologist.

Most of us, however, could solve our problems if we crawled on the couch of the Lord Jesus Christ and told Him everything. We wouldn’t have to be running around telling everybody else about our troubles and problems if we would just talk them over with Him. We ought to tell Him everything.

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 [1 Kings 19:11].

First of all there was a great and strong wind that split the mountains and broke the rocks.

Oh, did he love a good wind storm!

Then the mountain rolled and shook under his feet. He loved it—he was that type of man.

And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice [1 Kings 19:12].

After the earthquake there was a fire.

After all, he was the man who brought fire down from heaven on Mount Carmel.

He liked that too.

But wait a minute.

God was not in the strong wind, nor the earthquake, nor the fire.

After the fire came a still, small voice.

If there was one thing that Elijah did not like, it was a still, small voice.

I am sure Elijah did not have that kind of a voice, but he had to learn that God moves in a quiet way—how wonderful it is to see God moving in this way.

He was teaching Elijah a great lesson.