What
Are
You Doing Here,
Elijah?
Scripture
1
Kings 19
11 “Go
out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told
him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a
mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that
the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the
wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was
not in the earthquake.
12 And
after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not
in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle
whisper.
13 When
Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and
stood at the entrance of the cave.
And a voice said,
“What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Observation
What are you
doing here, Elijah?
It is a question
that God was asking his prophet Elijah who had gotten off track
because of his fear of the wicked Queen Jezebel!
There
are so many things that can get us off track!
Maybe,
like Elijah, God has allowed us to be at a place in our lives where
we now can hear His gentle whisper (maybe we have been temporarily
sidelined) and maybe He is saying to us, “What are you doing here?”
God
loves us. And God loves us just the way we are … but … He also
loves us way too much to let us stay just the way we are!
So
He is always whispering in that “still small voice”, but
sometimes He has to do something drastic to get our attention because
we are not listening!
What
needs to change?
What
is He whispering in our ear? What is He telling us today? Does He
have our attention?
...“Speak, Lord, your servant is
listening.”... 1 Samuel 3:9
“Be still,
and know that I am God! ...” Psalm 46:10
Application
I
am all ears, speak, Lord, your servant is listening! … How about
you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, on this quiet Saturday morning I am listening. Lord, I am
listening for Your still small voice. Help me to be obedient. Don't
let me get off track.
I
pray for any person reading this blog today. Speak to them Lord and
help them to say, “Yes” to whatever You want them to do.
Daily Bible
Reading: 1 Kings 17,18,19; Colossians 2
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