I'M ALL EARS

One of the cool things about God is how He works. He's full of surprises.

When we went to Israel and Mount Carmel where Elijah called down fire from Heaven, it was one of the most fantastic stops of all. Just to picture that event, just to know that we were there, actually at or certainly near the exact spot, was just awesome.

If he wasn't before, he is now one of my favorites. In 1 Kings 19:9, God speaks to him when Elijah was hiding in a cave, "Why are you here?" (instead of doing the Lord's work).

And the Lord appeared to him. Not in the wind that shook the mountain and shattered rocks, not in the earthquake that followed; not even in the fire. (1 Kings 11-13)

But the Lord appeared to him in a gentle breeze, in the still small voice.

He wasn't in the huge events, the whirlwinds of his life, but in a gentle breeze. How cool.

He's still like that. Waiting for us to do meaningful work for Him. That's why He asks us, too,"Why are you here?"