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God's Messengers
Chapter 15, 1 Kings 17-19

The Whisper

"The LORD told Elijah, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks--but the LORD was not in the wind.

After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire.

And after the fire came a gentle whisper, When Elijah heard it.....a voice said to him....." I Kings 19:11-13e

My Fast: 21 Days of Listening

BEGINNING TODAY!!!!!!! ........Choose a fast.

Many will do the "Daniel fast", 21 days of water, veggies and fruit. Others will do portions of this or for a shorter time. Still others will give up something like TV. Doing this creates a void, normally filled by comfort food, or stimulants like "wind, quakes and fire". But the Lord isn't in the void fillers. He's in the "still small voice."

Elijah heard the whisper Hearing requires space, and a "hunger" to hear.

May I pray for you that the next three weeks be a time taking you into a deeper relationship with the Lord?

Prayer

Lord, please give us, the entire church family, the gift of maintaining the discipline necessary to experience a void that only more of You can fill. Lord, I'd rather be uncomfortable than miss what you want to fill that void with, which I typically fill with the wrong things. Thank you, Lord. Amen."