"Listen and Obey"

A BLAST FROM THE WORD

by Sandra Rhynes

"Listen and Obey"

I Kings 19:11-12,13
Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces 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. 13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him.

Sometimes we think that the Lord presence only comes in loud and strong. If He doesn't come in with a bolt of lightning or a wild wind, well, He just didn't show up. Let us not miss that small still voice of God. Let us not miss our opportunity to hear from Him anyway He chooses. He just might whisper your name and oh, don't you want to answer, "Here am I Lord, send me."
You might say, "well, how do you know it is God's voice?" "I have never heard His voice." " What does His voice sound like?" He has so many ways of speaking to us. Maybe it will be loud, maybe it might be in a whisper or maybe He might speak to you in a thought or through someone else or last but not least, through His word. He speaks to me some in dreams. The way to hear Him is to continue in prayer and fasting, reading His Word, and be ready. When He needs for you to hear Him---believe me---you will definitely hear Him. How ever He chooses to speak, stay tuned! THEN----Be READY TO OBEY!

Lord of heaven and earth, speak to me. Keep me ready and hungry. Let me be a vessel that you can use for your service. Help me to stay in tune to You. In Your Word, You said that Your sheep know your voice. I want to be that sheep. I want to hear Your voice. In Your name, I ask for You to speak to me. Amen