Elijah, the tale of two fires
praise_yeshua > 08-30-2016, 09:06 PM
1Kings 18:38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
and
1Kings 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire:
In the life of Elijah, we saw the fire of God fall and consume the burnt offering where the false prophets failed.
Fast forward just a little while, and Elijah sees another fire in In 1 Kings 19:12. This time, God isn't in the fire.....
Wait a minute. God was in the fire before. Now He isn't. I think we can say, that God has often been in the fire. He was there with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He was in the flaming fire by night that guided the children of Israel through the wilderness. Even the writer of Hebrews describes God as a "consuming fire". So exactly what is going on....
Too often we make connections concerning Spiritual things where they do not exist. One minute God is in the fire and the next.... He's not.
Now, I know, as a human being that we are often looking for a divine answer....... that we just don't get sometimes. We don't. We make connections that do nothing more than serve up a false image of God.
But, there is still part of the story to be told. You see. Elijah knew the difference. In fact, he knew it the entire time. That still small voice had been leading Elijah. Seeking to comfort him. Seeking to give him peace. That "whisper" of a voice that comforts us and confirms in us that we are His own. A "gentle breeze" of His voice that says to us.....
If God be for us...... just who can be against us??!!
Too often we're looking for boisterous miracles beyond any doubt to come save us from our troubles.......when we just forget the glorious miracle of the sweet voice of God telling us..... "its all going to be okay. I'm with you always."
Really. That's what matters. What good is a big commotion if God's not part of it? Sometimes He is. Sometimes He's not.
Either way, He is ALWAYS WITH US AND FOR US!!!