Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Daily Scripture Readings

Monday Exodus 33:18–23

Tuesday        Exodus 19:16–19

Wednesday   Psalm 46:10–11

Thursday       John 10:3–4, 27

Friday            Hebrews 12:18–24

Saturday         John 13:31-35

Opening Prayer

Lord, teach us to pray.

Lord, help us to listen for your voice every time we pray.

In Jesus’ name, AMEN

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

Elijah was exhausted, afraid, and convinced he was alone when he came to Horeb, the mountain of God. He had just witnessed God’s fire fall on Mount Carmel, yet now he was hiding in a cave, overwhelmed and ready to give up. In that place of defeat, the Lord invited him to stand in His presence, not to crush him, but to meet him.

God sent a great wind that tore the mountains, an earthquake that shook the ground, and a fire that blazed before Elijah’s eyes. These were the kinds of dramatic signs Elijah might have expected God to use to fix Israel’s rebellion and silence his enemies. Yet the text repeats a surprising refrain: “the Lord was not in” the wind, nor the earthquake, nor the fire. After all the noise came “a gentle whisper,” a still small voice—and there Elijah recognized God and covered his face in reverence.

This scene reminds us that God is not absent when life quiets down and our strength runs out. He often meets us, not in the spectacular, but in the quiet word, the opened Scripture, the nudge of His Spirit in our hearts. When we feel burned out, misunderstood, or alone in obedience, God calls us to step out of our caves and listen again. His whisper carries both tenderness and purpose, as He later sends Elijah back with new assignments and renewed perspective.