“A STILL SMALL VOICE!”

 1 Kings 19:11-13                    (KJV)

“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”. 13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?”

This morning I have found it interesting that ALMIGHTY GOD SPOKE to Elijah during an extremely disparaging moment in his life!  GOD did NOT speak through a “great and strong wind”, and NOT through “an earthquake”, and NOT by “a fire”???  But THE CREATOR SPOKE in “A STILL SMALL VOICE”, something that Elijah had to remove ALL distractions to be able to DISCERN what he was being told!?!

There have been several times that GOD has “placed” me in certain spots where I have been FORCED to listen to HIM.  But in July 2007 HE caused a “massive brain hemorrhage” to occur in my skull, a near fatal condition. After a SEVENTEEN day coma, and a “miraculous recovery”, HE RESTORED my health, and CHANGED my life completely!  “The meaning of the number 17 is that of "overcoming the enemy" and "COMPLETE VICTORY”." is written on a website called biblestudy.org.  It is NOT a coincidence that I was in a coma for PRECISELY SEVENTEEN days!!!

My life was so busy beforehand that “chaotic” might be a better description?  Since that period of my life, I have had my EYES OPENED to understand that when GOD wants me to get out of the busyness of “this world” and get ALONE WITH HIM, it is best that I find SOMEWAY to LISTEN to and for HIM!  For me, being ALONE with HIM is the ONLY WAY this can happen!!!

For this Brain Damaged person, maybe I need to understand that to HEAR “A STILL SMALL VOICE” I might HAVE to “remove distractions” and LISTEN FOR ALMIGHTY GOD more adeptly?  In verse nine before the focal passages above it is recorded..”.And he (Elijah) came thither unto a cave, and lodged there;”. Elijah didn’t go to a busy place to HEAR from GOD, he got alone so “A STILL SMALL VOICE” could speak to him….and he was able to HEAR!!!