SUCCESSOR
Today’s Reading: 1 Kings 19
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A view of the Sea of Galilee from the north shore. Jesus commanded, “Peace be still.”
GOOGLE MAPS – To see where the photo was taken, click HERE.
Key Verse: 1 Kings 19:12
After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Lord God, I’m listening for Your gentle whisper. Father, in spite of the wind, the earthquake, and the fire, I pray that I will hear Your “still small voice.” In the Name of the One who said, “My peace I give unto you,” the Lord of all, Jesus Christ (John 14:27), Amen!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
I have great memories from 1978 when Norma-Jean and I saved for quite a while to take our sons to Israel. The girls had come to Israel with us a couple of years before this. The boys’ high school principal, David Craig, told us, “Your sons will learn more in that month than they could ever learn in the same time in high school. You have my permission to take them out of school for a month.” Reynold, Ron and I backpacked from place to place, and Norma-Jean, with a friend’s van, would meet us with supplies from time to time.
On Mt. Carmel we read the chapters we’ve been reading in this blog for the past two days, and we wondered how Elijah could arrive back in Samaria before Ahab got there (18:45-46). Then as we climbed down the east side of Mt. Carmel, we realized that Elijah probably went down the way we were taking, while Ahab, with his horses and chariots, had to go down the gentle slope of the mountain which went in a westerly direction, the opposite direction from Samaria, before he could turn east again.
In a very real sense, I’m travelling every day through the land of the Bible as I read, meditate, pray, and write this blog. After I have finished writing between 4:00 and 6:00 a.m., I am “still.” The telephone never rings. No one knocks at the door, except Jesus. The old hymn says, “Blessed quietness, holy quietness, blest assurance in my soul!” (click here for the lyrics).
Yours for waiting on God in the quiet place,
David
Beautiful photo of the Sea of Galilee. The wind, an earthquake, the fire, a gentle whisper. The Lord was in the whisper to Elijah. How powerful is God’s instruction to us, when we heed His voice. His blessings upon you, fellow saints in the Lord. May you have a wonderful day. Amen.
I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 17: 6, 8 ESV
Graves into Gardens, Elevation Worship ft Brandon Lake, with lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUahzLZsbnE
Amen Beverley, I prayed David’s prayer this morning. Sometimes I rush ahead of that still small voice. Thinking of who need prayer today including you Beverlee.
Eleanor M.
Thank you Eleanor. I am praying for you and Edward, too. 🙏 ✝️👼
Thank goodness thank you Beverlee.🤗
Thank You, Lord God, for that quiet place with You. Bless all Your people with that place of rest with You. As Corrie ten Boom said, to trust in You as a child with her loving father. You are worthy of all our trust and faith, and we praise You for that, Lord, in Jesus’s name, amen
Sadly Rob, many today don’t have a loving earthly father. God can reach them in His own, all knowing, way though. We can be the messenger to them. The Maines children certainly had a wonderful experience in seeing the Land of The Bible. Our youngest son went with a group from 100 Huntley Street & that was a wonderful experience for him. Blessings all.
Amen