Tuesday, June 16, 2015

The Ice House

A long time ago, the boss at an ice plant lost his pocket watch in the warehouse where the ice was stored. In those days, ice was stored in sawdust to make it last. The boss told his workers, “I’ll give a dime to whoever finds and returns my watch.”

Now in those days, it took a couple of hours to earn a dime, so the hunt was on! By lunch time, the watch was still lost. By 1:00PM, a young boy emerged from the warehouse with the prize! When asked how he found it, the little guy said, “I ate my lunch in the warehouse – but I was very quiet. After a while, I could hear the watch ticking. Once I could hear it ticking, I quietly moved to where it was ticking the loudest – I simply reached down and picked it up.” 
   
In our culture, louder is often better. Think about it, Concerts, Movies, Music, Parades; they all could be turned down a notch or two.

 Believe it or not, God, the Creator of the universe longs to speak to us. But with all the 'loudness' that goes on all around it can be difficult to hear His voice.

In the Bible, 1 Kings 19, we read how Elijah heard the voice of God.

1 Kings 19:11-13   ...a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

 But sometimes, it’s the still small voice that Elijah heard that is most profound.  We read in the book of Psalms, "Be still and know that I Am God." (Psalms 46:10) The command “Be still” can be interpreted as “dead air,” and makes people feel awkward or uncomfortable if extended for more than a few moments. 

We’ve become accustomed to earbuds, headphones, and high end speakers and subwoofers to provide a constant stream of auditory stimulation. The young boy in the ice plant found something valuable because he was able to quiet himself. I think that we might find something valuable too if they would find room for quiet. 

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Father God, I am so thankful that You still speak to us today. Help us Lord to be sensitive to Your still small voice. I think of the words of Samuel, "Speak Lord for your servant in listening." May we take time to quiet ourselves each day to hear what you would have to say. In Jesus Name, Amen.



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100% A Miracle http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2014/06/miracle-of-life.html
Undercover Boss http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2014/04/undercover-boss.html









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