In Memoriam.
With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person that almost went unnoticed last week. Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote the "Hokey Pokey", died peacefully at age 93.
The most traumatic part for the family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in, and then the trouble started.
Hey everyone. I really couldn't resist that. Anyways, I have been thinking. There was a time in Elijah's life when he totally lost the plot. No longer was he walking in step with God's prophetic agenda. He was running off to speak with Jezebel, then hiding in depression in the wilderness. How often does that happen to us? We are doing well, calling down fire from heaven, and then we are burnt out and depressed, sulking in the wilderness. An angel visits Elijah and gives him the strength to go the the mountain of God. There, he is met with wind, earthquakes, and fire - but God wasn't in any of them. That's an important point. God is not always in our whirlwind life. He is lost in all the noise and activity. Finally Elijah finds God in a still small voice.
The point is, Elijah found God "in the slience". Have you found God in the silence? Or are we so busy we can no longer find Him. Find the "silence" and you will find the still small voice of the Holy Spirit.
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