Text: 1 Kings 19.1-15a
I love this section of the Old Testament. Elijah has just finished demonstrating God's power over Ba'al and then he destroyed Ba'al's prophets. Our passage begins right after this, when Queen Jezebel threatens Elijah because of that
It's interesting that she threatens him from afar, rather than bringing an army to him to deal with him. Is she afraid to leave the palace, afraid that Elijah (or God) will destroy her?
Anyway, Elijah runs away. Although he's just proven God's power over Ba'al and Ba'al's prophets, he isn't so sure about God's power over Jezebel.
God brings a mighty wind, a powerful earthquake, a roaring fire, but God's presence is not in those. Instead, God's presence is in the quiet (a "still, small voice" or "the sound of sheer silence").
It's wonderful to see God in the spectacular, but we need to remember to seek God in the quietness of our heart. Sometimes, we reveal God in our actions better when we act in quiet ways, rather than in large, bombastic acts.
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