The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections

The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections   Today's Devotional • Back to Home Page Aug 13 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest 1 Thessalonians 5:19   "Do not quench the Spirit" You Are Here • I Am Listening The voice of the Holy Spirit is so gentle, so quiet, that if you are not listening, you will miss it.  If you have ever felt a cool summer breeze you will remember it. It comes unexpectedly out of nowhere, and even though it is a hot day the breeze is cool. It flows past you and you are amazed at it. That is what it is like to notice the voice of the Holy Spirit. Unexpected, gone in a heartbeat, did it really happen? 1 Kings 19:12 ". . . a still small voice"  We must be attentive, listening, in fellowship with Him to sense Him. It is internal, quiet, barely discernible, when the Holy Spirit speaks.  If we ignore Him, our sensitivity will be dulled, we will not hear Him, we will miss His warnings. This is quenching the Spirit. Pa...