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Possibly the greatest thing Elijah ever did was to hear God whisper. God whispered for Elijah to anoint Elisha. This led to two other anointings through which the perverted and oppressive kingdom of Ahab and Jezebel was destroyed (see 1 Kgs 19:15-17). Because hearing God's whisper is so important, Satan tried to prevent Elijah from hearing God. Elijah had to fight through despair (1 Kgs 19:4). Then he walked forty days and forty nights (1 Kgs 19:8). He climbed Mt. Horeb to endure a violent, rock-crushing wind, an earthquake, and fire (1 Kgs 19:11-12). Then he heard God whisper. The devil sometimes makes it very hard for us to hear God. However, God will always get through to us if we want to hear Him and persevere in trying to hear Him. Daniel also wanted to hear God. He mourned, fasted, and did not wash for three weeks (Dn 10:2-3). Finally, an angel, probably the Archangel Gabriel, delivered God's message to Daniel. The angel had been held up for twenty-one days by a demon, called "the prince of the kingdom of Persia," until St. Michael, the greatest angel, helped the other angel (Dn 10:13). We must fight to hear God. Nonetheless, we will always hear Him if we are willing and persevering (see Jn 8:47). Hear God! |
