I have heard several sermons about how God spoke to Elijah. It wasn’t through a strong wind, an earthquake, or a fire, but through a gentle wind or a whisper.
Isn’t it easy to believe that God only speaks when we get silent? Doesn’t it all have to be calm and quite for you to hear from God?
Nope!
In all the chaos of Job’s situation (loss of family, finances, and health), when is friends had been arguing with him about why all of this happened, God spoke to Job. And it wasn’t a gentle whisper. I love how it is written:
“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind…” Job 38:1
Did you hear that? God spoke to Job through a whirlwind!
This is the same word used to describe the whirlwind that took Elijah to heaven. It really means a storm.
Remember this when your life seems out of control and things don’t make a lot of sense. When everything seems chaotic around you and within you, I want you to know that God speaks at that moment too. Right out of the whirlwind God can bring you a message that you need to hear.
The next time you see a storm outside, may it remind you that God will speak to us in any situation…even a storm.
Love and Blessin’s,
Dave