Feb 9: 1 Kings 19-20
I love reading about this story when God comes before Elijah. Elijah just traveled 40 days and 40 nights and reached Horeb, the mountain of God. When he's there, God tells him to "go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by." When Elijah is out there, a great and powerful wind tears the mountains apart and shatters rocks, but the LORD wasn't in the wind. Then an earthquake came, but the Lord wasn't in the earthquake and next a fire came by, but the Lord wasn't in the fire either. Finally, after the fire, came a gentle whisper. When Elijah hears it, he pulls his cloak over his face and hears God speak to him.
God is so awesome like this. You'd think if you had omnipotence, you would present yourself like a powerful wind, earthquake or fire and God kind of plays around with that and teases Elijah with it. But at the end, God shows us that He's a loving and gentle God when we are obedient to Him. This is such a comforting passage to me, it makes me want to be more obedient and experience this kind of love that God has for us.
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this was an encouraging entry and reminder. Praise God for His mercy..
ReplyDeleteme too, andy! i want to be more obedient and experience this kind of love too
ReplyDeletei would abuse my powers if i were God... He's so controlled... How does he controls Himself to love, to be just, to be everything at once?? it's really amazing.
ReplyDeletei want to buy you a meal for passing 100 days. you're the man...