“A Still Small Voice”

1 Kings 19:1–18. “A Still Small Voice”

     In 1 Kings 18 Elijah slays the prophets of Baal. When Jezebel is told of these happenings by Ahab, Jezebel seeks to slay Elijah. IN order to escape Jezebel's wrath Elijah flees into the wilderness around Beer-sheba. While he is in hiding the Lord sends a messenger to provide him with food. The Lord comes to him multiple times asking him "What doest thou here, Elijah?"  Elijah answers the Lord and laments on his rash behavior when he killed the prophets of Baal. Shortly after, Elijah experiences an earthquake, strong winds, and fire. In all of these things Elijah was unable to hear the Lord, Elijah could not find Him. Until, finally he heard a still, small voice. Revelation isn't going to be a huge, flowery moment. It is going to be something personal that we can only realize when we are still and focused on the Lord. 

      In Doctrine and Covenants 8:2 it says, "I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost." Then, in Luke 24: 31 it asks, "Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?" Finally, in Acts 2:37 it reads, "They were pricked in their heart." The Lord sends us revelation through the Holy Ghost. With that spirit we are able to feel the change touch our hearts and then we are able to open our minds to that revelation. Revelation is something that is personal to us. We have to be ready to listen in order to have that feeling of peace and confirmation from the Lord. It is very unlikely that we will have an angel of the Lord come to us in a dream or otherwise and tell us what we are to do. The Lord has confirmed us after baptism to receive the Holy Ghost for the purpose of individual revelation and guidance.