3.20.2005

your king is coming to you, gentle

Unbelievable verse, simply unbelievable {IKing19:11-13}

And behold, the LORD was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing . . . And behold, a voice came

Not sure the exact theology here, but the way they go, they indicate that though He wasn't in the wind & the quake & the fire, it would not have been outrageous for Him to have been. This gives rise to two ideas, to be developed later.

1. He, His presence, everywhere. In the wind, coolant & annoyance. In the quake, power & fear. In the fire, smelting & warmth. So much here.

2. He, His presence, gentle blowing. Choice of all representations, chose tenderness. You got the love, the mercy, the grace -- obviously, so much here, too.

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