Speaking for myself, the photo above makes me feel uncomfortable. It isn’t the still small voice that Elijah heard.
1 Kings 19: 11
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before Jehovah; but Jehovah was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but Jehovah was not in the earthquake:
12 and after the earthquake a fire; but Jehovah was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Even in the passage of Elijah’s talk with God, God was letting Elijah know that He is almighty. Listen to God telling us through Isaiah 55:
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Recently, our community went through Hurricane Ike. The uncertainty of basic necessities like…food. The memory of Hurricane Katrina as the officials told us not to get on the highways and flee. Our area is still cleaning up and repairing as news report financial worries all over. In our house, we had just learned that our soon-to-be-born daughter wouldn’t live. We couldn’t get in the car, anyway, the baby was trying to come early.
Ezekiel: 29 Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Are my ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
And yes, the vision of God’s throne is unfamiliar. God is different than we are. I haven’t created any universe. And yet, God, tells me He loves me and knows me. He lets me know that love in His word and in that quiet voice. God’s love is so high, that one day I will see God’s throne.
Romans 8: 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Revelation 4 (Revised Standard Version)
[1]
After this I looked, and lo, in heaven an open door! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, "Come up hither, and I will show you what must take place after this."
[2] At once I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne!
[3] And he who sat there appeared like jasper and carnelian, and round the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald.
[4] Round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clad in white garments, with golden crowns upon their heads.
[5] From the throne issue flashes of lightning, and voices and peals of thunder, and before the throne burn seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God;
[6] and before the throne there is as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.
And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
[7] the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
[8] And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all round and within, and day and night they never cease to sing, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!"
[9] And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives for ever and ever,
[10] the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,
[11] "Worthy art thou, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for thou didst create all things,
and by thy will they existed and were created."
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