The Entrance of The Cave - Have You Been There???

Even in the work of the Lord, the Devil gets us so occupied with the details, so that we will forget the work is for our Lord.
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1 Kings 19:11-13 -- "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: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 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?" (KJV)

The voice of the Lord was not in the whirlwind. The voice of the Lord was not in the earthquake. The voice of the Lord was not in the fire. The "still small voice" was heard after all the other "voices" were silent. Maybe that's the way it is today. We're so busy listening to all the other "voices" of trials, tribulations, and the hustle and bustle of our everyday busy lives, that we seldom go "out and stand in the entrance of the cave" (NASB) and HEAR the voice of the Lord.

Were we to do this more consistently, we would learn the reality that God DOES control every detail and circumstance of our lives and the work He gives us to do for His glory.

And could it be . . . that even our circumstances would prove more miraculous than we allow them to be through lack of listening to the voice of our Lord? Perhaps He would increase our faith and then "turn right around" and bless our faith --- even to the point of "miraculous" change of our circumstances??

Have WE stood at the entering in of the cave today??

jfn 8/17/2011