After
The Fire
And after the
fire came a gentle whisper.
1 Kings 19:12
Trudie was surprised by the sudden and
powerful nudge of the Holy Spirit, “Call Nell…” Obeying
the unction, she dialed her good friend’s phone number, and waited
for a response from the other end of the line. There was none, as the
call went to voicemail. After trying two more times, with the same
results, she felt another nudge, “Get ready and drive to Nell
and Jack’s house.”
Never one to discount or ignore this
type of urgency of the Spirit, she told her husband, George about the
divine messages, and about not being able to contact Nell.
“Well, we’d better go,” George
said.
So they climbed in the car, and began
the three hour drive. At about the half-way point Trudie attempted to
call again, but each time it went to voicemail. Concerned, they
decided to go the rest of the way even though they had no more than
God’s incomplete instructions to go on.
Arriving at Jack and Nell’s, they
found no one home. Again God spoke, “Go to the hospital…”
Trudie and George pressed on, arriving at the hospital some twenty
minutes later. “Is there a Nell or Clouston admitted here?”
Trudie asked the receptionist.
“Yes, Jack was admitted on Saturday.”
Minutes later, Jack and Nell were
surprised to see their life-long friends walk through the door. And
even more surprised, and blessed, when Trudie related the course of
events that had led them here.
†
God’s voice is neither thundering nor
loud. It is intimate and personal, reaching deep into our soul. His
voice can be commanding and urgent, yet soft and comforting. Hearing
His voice requires listening with our spiritual ears. As today’s
text says, God is not in the fire, we will find Him speaking to us in
a gentle whisper.
Once we’ve heard Him, we have a
choice: obey or disregard the restrained request. If we want the
blessing of having our obedience rewarded as were Trudie and George,
we must obey God’s leading.
Once we’ve followed God’s leading
we will never again need more than that first, gentle whisper to
begin the next journey.
Prayer
“Father, help me to
always be attentive to Your voice. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
No comments:
Post a Comment