The young man had lost his job and didn’t know which way to turn. So he went to see the old preacher. Pacing about the preacher’s study, the young man ranted about his problem. Finally he clenched his fist and shouted, “I’ve begged God to say something to help me. Tell me, Preacher, why doesn’t God answer?”
The old preacher, who sat across the room, spoke something in reply – something so hushed it was indistinguishable.
The young man stepped across the room. “What did you say?” he asked.
The preacher repeated himself, but again in a tone as soft as a whisper. So the young man moved closer until he was leaning on the preacher’s chair. “Sorry” he said. “I still didn’t hear you.”
With their heads bent together, the old preacher spoke once more. “God sometimes whispers,” he said, “so we will move closer to hear him.” This time the young man heard and he understood.
We all want God’s voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our problem. But sometimes God speaks to us in a still, small voice.... the gentle whisper.
Perhaps there’s a reason. Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper. God’s whisper means we must stop ranting and move close to him, until our head is bent together with His. And then, as we listen, we will find the answer. Better still, we find ourself closer to God.
The old preacher, who sat across the room, spoke something in reply – something so hushed it was indistinguishable.
The young man stepped across the room. “What did you say?” he asked.
The preacher repeated himself, but again in a tone as soft as a whisper. So the young man moved closer until he was leaning on the preacher’s chair. “Sorry” he said. “I still didn’t hear you.”
With their heads bent together, the old preacher spoke once more. “God sometimes whispers,” he said, “so we will move closer to hear him.” This time the young man heard and he understood.
We all want God’s voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our problem. But sometimes God speaks to us in a still, small voice.... the gentle whisper.
Perhaps there’s a reason. Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper. God’s whisper means we must stop ranting and move close to him, until our head is bent together with His. And then, as we listen, we will find the answer. Better still, we find ourself closer to God.
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