“… there was silence, and I heard a voice. (Job 4:16; 1 Kgs 19:12)
Here we find Job, like Elijah, in a state of silence where there appears a still small voice. This hit home for me - just last night, late after church, I sat in the empty sanctuary alone in the dark with God. But no great revelation or peace came from it. Yet this morning I read (Job 4) and I realize why I didn’t experience God last night in the way I was longing - “I never shut my mouth.” Instead, my inner voice was non-stop within me during this intimate time with God. I don’t know if I can speak for you as well, but I believe/know many times I/we miss God’s voice because He can’t get a word in edgewise. “Be STILL and know that I am God” there’s the inner conflict, “be still” - that means shut up and listen. I was more intent on being sure God heard me, that I never heard Him! Turn life’s volume off and be still in silence, God’s not going to scream above your noise.
No surprise that I was able to hear from God this morning, once I shut up and used my eyes to hear His Words… HSAY
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