1 Kings 19:12 English Standard Version (ESV) And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.

If it was important, why would God whisper?

1 Kings 19:13 English Standard Version (ESV) And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

The first point to be made is that Elijah heard the Lord. The second point to be made is that Elijah hid his face in his cloak. That is a sign of shame. The third point is that Elijah repented and went out to face the music.

Then comes the all-important point. “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

We can read scripture to understand why Elijah was hiding in that cave. The main point should be that Elijah, for whatever reason, was not walking in the will of the Lord. There will be times when we are not walking in the will of the Lord and we will need to hear that low whisper to accept that we need to come back into line with God’s will.

What is making the loudest noise in our lives is not where we will find the will of the Lord. It is in our quiet place, where we can hear the low whisper clearly. A loud shout from the Lord might be taken as His displeasure with us. God is not displeased with those He loves. He has no desire to scare us away.

Who and what we listen to that is shouting at us is not God. They are a distraction from a deep personal relationship with our God.

Treasure the quiet time.

Romans 1:9 English Standard Version (ESV) For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you

2 Corinthians 1:23 English Standard Version (ESV) But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.

Truth will be revealed by God and lies will be exposed.

When we rely on God to be our witness, we do not have to worry about the results of words spoken.

This is why it is important to have a deep personal relationship with God. To know Him in the most personal way will reveal God’s truth to us and keep us in His mercy and grace. He is merciful because we are not yet perfected and He is gracious because He loves us unconditionally.

We exhort you to pay attention to this relationship and not neglect time with God. Make the most of the time spent with Him. Do not allow the world to distract you because distractions interfere with relationship. This is why it was asked recently; “Where do you take Christ?”

The bigger the distraction, the harder it is to hear that still small voice.

1 Kings 19:11-12 English Standard Version

¹¹ And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke 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. ¹² And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.

Those were loud things where the Lord was not speaking.