I\u2019m always challenged (if not always happy) when someone invites me to speak, then, after I\u2019ve accepted, gives me the subject of my presentation. A friend recently invited me to preach in his absence at the church where he is Pastor and assigned me a theme, for which I was both happily challenged and appreciative. The theme for the month was, \u201cPower of a Whisper.\u201d We decided I would preach on the subject, \u201cWhen God Whispers.\u201d Robert Browning raised the fact of God whispering when he wrote (Abt Vogler): \u201cGod has a few of us whom He whispers in the ear. . .\u201d But do you know of any occasion in the Bible where God ever whispered to anyone? Granted, it\u2019s an assumption, but I\u2019ve recently been to two funerals and was reminded how, in the presence of death, people talk low, like in a whisper, unlike at normal worship services, where Americans, at least, enter and depart rather loudly. The Old Testament book of Joshua begins with the words, \u201cAfter the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua . . .\u201d (Joshua 1:1). Could these words from the Lord have been spoken to Joshua in a whisper? There\u2019s no way of knowing for sure, but its close enough for a sermon text. Has God ever whispered to you? The sermon comes up later this month so I could still use a couple of good illustrations. My experience is that the best sermon illustrations come from those who listen to sermons, rather than from those who deliver them. Help anyone?<\/p>\n
Join me in remembering the following global concerns in prayer this week:
\n\u2022 Pray for more than 50 women attending a week-long retreat (Sept. 2-8) for widows and single women from the Kharkov region of Ukraine.
\n\u2022 Pray for missionaries, MKs, and volunteers whose travel plans have been altered by hurricane Isaac.
\n\u2022 Pray for Glennda and others who are in the process of renewing their Visas in order to return to Taiwan.
\n\u2022 Give thanks that Matthew and Heather had a positive experience in clearing customs to enter Canada in order to begin a church on Vancouver Island. They were granted a four year Visa, when most church planters get one, maybe two years. Heather received a work permit without asking for one. The whole process took 45 minutes, compared to others that have taken hours and at least one that took days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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