All posts tagged: prayer

Still Small Voice – September 2025

My Dear Friends who pray: “The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart, The commandment of the Lord is pure enlightening the eyes; The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever The judgements of the Lord are true; and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yes, much fine gold, Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” Psalm 19:8-10 “Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not hearers only …”James 1:22a “But I tell you, love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you that you may be sons (children) of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and unrighteous.”Jesus. Matthew 6:45 What days these are? Jesus promised, “You will be hated …” yes, we have always been hated. Jews compose less than 1% of the world’s total population of 8 billion. How strange a disease this anti-Semitism is. Even here in Greece, the Palestinians rose up demanding Jews get out! It is …

Still Small Voice – August 2025 Deutsch

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Meine lieben Freunde Ich sehe in diesem wunderschönen Gemälde von Shelly Bandel Rawlings einen Aufruf, „höher zu steigen“. Zusammen mit unserem Sohn Daniel betreiben sie einen Blog: „Choose Love not Fear“ (Wähle Liebe statt Angst). Ich vermeide bewusst alle stressigen Themen. Es ist nicht die richtige Zeit dafür. Wir müssen lernen, uns AUSZURUHEN, um die Gnade und Barmherzigkeit zu empfangen, die aus den Toren des Himmels zu uns herabkommt. Die Türen des Himmels stehen offen. Bitte öffne die Türen deines Verstandes, deines Herzens und deiner Gefühle, um eine neue Erfüllung mit dem Heiligen Geist zu empfangen. Verberge nichts, halte nichts zurück, lege alles auf seinen Altar. Wenn ein Weizenkorn nicht in die Erde fällt und stirbt, bleibt es allein … „Wer kann uns von der Liebe des Messias – Christus – trennen? Sind es Bedrängnis oder Not oder Verfolgung oder Hunger, oder Blöße oder Gefahr oder das Schwert? Denn ich bin überzeugt, dass weder Tod noch Leben, weder Engel noch Mächte, weder Gegenwärtiges noch Zukünftiges, weder Nacht noch Tiefe noch irgendein anderes Geschöpf, uns von …

Still Small Voice Aug. 2025

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My dear friends: I see in this beautiful painting by Shelly Bandel Rawlingsa call to ‘to come up higher.’ Together with our son Daniel; they produce a blog: ‘Choose Love not Fear.’ I am purposefully avoiding any stressful topics. It is not the time. We need to learn how to REST, in order to receive the grace and mercy coming down to us from the portals of heaven. The doors of heaven are open. Please open the doors of your mind heart and emotions to receive a new infilling of the Holy Spirit. Hide nothing, hold nothing back, lay it all on His alter. Except a kernel of wheat fall into the ground and dies it abides alone … “Who shall separate us from the love of Messiah – Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, no angels, nor principalities, nor powers of things present, nor things to come,nor night, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the …

Still Small Voice – „Ein sanftes Flüstern inmitten des Lärms“

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Meine lieben Freunde, welche beten: “… in der Stille hörte ich eine leise Stimme sagen, kann ein Sterblicher unschuldig sein vor Gott?» Hiob 4,16-21 Was bringt der Juli für Euch? Vielen Dank für Eure Antworten auf meinen letzten Brief, in welchem ich über die Erfahrungen meiner Familie in Jerusalem während des Krieges zwischen Israel und dem Iran berichtete. Können wir uns überhaupt vorstellen, wie erschöpft die Israelis sind, welche seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 in ständigem Aufruhr leben? Wie Israel betethttps://youtu.be/qGo4UchDJeE?si=Ol7BBfK1sg411kte Kriege und Unruhen sind allgegenwärtig, und die Dunkelheit ist sichtbar. Endlose Medienprognosen werden erstellt, um uns alle zu verunsichern und zu verängstigen? Negative Stimmen von außen und innen verunsichern. Ich spüre eine tiefe Unruhe und ein Unbehagen in meinen Freunden. Aber die gläubigen Israelis beten mit Inbrunst und Treue, weil sie die Propheten kennen. Eine Zeit der Vorbereitung? Jeder kann sich Jeschua anvertrauen: beim Aufwachen, während des Tages und vor dem Schlafengehen. Ladet den Heiligen Geist ein, in Eure Gedanken zu flüstern. Während die Hektik und der Lärm des Tages unvermindert weitergehen, sucht Euch …

Still Small Voice – “A gentle whisper in the midst of noise.”

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My dear friends who pray: “… in the silence I heard a [quiet] voice say, Can a mortal be innocent before God? Job 4:16 – 21 What is July bringing to you? Thank you for your responses to my last letter, in which I shared my Jerusalem family’s experiences during the war between Israel and Iran. Can we even imagine how exhausted Israelis are, having lived in constant turmoil since Oct. 7th 2023? How Israel Prays: https://youtu.be/qGo4UchDJeE?si=Ol7BBfK1sg411kte War and trouble continue to swirl all around, and darkness abounds. Endless media forecasts are devised to unsettle and frighten us all? Negative voices without and within, unsettle. I sense deep restlessness and unease in my friends. But the believing Israelis pray with fervour and faithfulness, knowing the Prophets. A Time of Preparation? Anyone can safely confide in Yeshua: upon waking, throughout the day and before bedtime. Invite the Holy Spirit to whisper into your thoughts. As the rush and racket of the day continues unabated, find a place to commune with Jesus, the friend who sticks closer than a …

Still Small Voice – Rising Lions

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My dear Friends: Time is speeding up…Ancient prophecies unfold. “Jerusalem is the navel (center) of the earth.” Ezekiel 5:5“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling(staggering) to all the surrounding peoples: and when the siege isagainst Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. And in that day I willmake Jerusalem a heavy stone for ALL the peoples; ALL who lift it willbe severely injured. And ALL nations of the earth will come and begathered against it.” Zechariah 12: 3,4. Today, Israel is at war with Iran and inspite of ballistic missiles slamming into this tiny nation … it is a terrible time for all of Israel be they Arab, Jew, Druze or Christian, all suffer. Perhaps the less we say is the best. The hospital in Beersheba has been hit twice, all patients were evacuated the day before the missile strikes! In five days, 850 ballistic missiles have slammed into Israel, most hit open spaces, a few have caused death and devastating destruction. Everyone in Israel is exhausted with hours of …

Still Small Voice – The Enemy

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My friends who pray: Recently, our son David, in Jerusalem, filmed his wife and daughter while down in the bomb shelter. You can feel the tension and fear. He asked his wife , “How do your feel?” Her reply, “I hate my life.” David said, “Shaking all over?” “Yeah, bad adrenalin.” They waited for the sound of the ‘boom’ from Israel’s Iron Dome destroyed the first Houthi ballistic missile that night. There was a 2nd after midnight. Simultaneously, Mr Trump was being hosted in Saudi Arabia and had just gotten guarantees from Yemen, “not to attack any more ships in the Gulf. … and what about Israel? Pray for him to be fully aware of the Enemy. It is not flesh and blood. “Messiah, (he who is called Christ) the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives …” Isaiah 61:1 (Amp.) “My grace is sufficient for you for my power is perfected in weakness. Most …

Still Small Voice – Passover

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Nissan 14th 5786 / April 12th 2025. Calling all Parents and Grandparents: Passover is remembered throughout the month of Nissan or April. Jews, remember their deliverance from Egypt. More and more souls across the world are centering in on the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Messiah Yeshua-Jesus. This month finds Jews and Christians globally ‘remembering’ our humble beginnings. Hopefully we choose to explore. Our God is the ultimate Authority in this world. As we grow more and more in His Kingdom, we become more grateful for the distance us and the filth, depravity, occult darkness, and gross ignorance we came out of. “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you!.” Yes, mercifully we were ‘found’ and hopefully are being delivered. There is no room for familiar pride of pedigree or position, we came undone, weak and needy. The Question: The Passover Seder makes an elaborate point of rehearsing deliverance from slavery. This great Feast closes asking four questions to the children present. What we pass over to our children is what is going to …

Still Small Voice – March 2025

Published by Meridel Rawlings

My dear Friends, Times are increasingly more frustrating and disheartening inside of Israel. All is not well. Please pray right out of Psalm 85:9b,10. “… that glory(the manifest presence of God) may dwell in our land. Steadfast love and truth and faithfulness meet together. Righteousness and peace kiss each other.” We pray Father God will turn the nation back to himself. Jesus spoke very clearly in John 5:46,47. “For if you believed and relied on the Scriptures written by Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.” See: Gen3:15,22:18,49:10, Num 24:17, Deut 18:15. Pray the Word. It cannot return empty. And now allow me to introduce my son Chris, who is a world class designer in his own right. Thank you son for the years of design you have given freely to the Still Small Voice website and letter. Torah Portion – Vayak’hel – And He Gathered This weeks Torah Portion is Vayak’hel which means And He gathered. The second to last reading from the book of Exodus. “And Moses assembled all the …

Still Small Voice – Shevat 5785 / Februar 2025 – auf Deutsch

Published by Meridel Rawlings

Wähle gut, denn dies sind die Tage, welche uns in die Ewigkeit führen!“ Meridel R. “O, dass du mich segnen würdest … und mich vor Unheil bewahren würdest.“ 1Chron. 4:1 Warum wundern wir uns, dass die Trägheit uns alteingesessene Gläubige getroffen hat? Der Weg ist steil in diesen Tagen, und viele liebe Seelen sind entmutigt oder deprimiert, und einige haben sogar den Wunsch geäußert, zu sterben und in den Himmel zu kommen! In Eurem eigenen Freundeskreis ist Euch dieses Unbehagen sicher auch schon begegnet. Es scheint so weit verbreitet zu sein, wie die Erkältung und die Grippe, welche uns heimsuchen. Wir werden nicht gewinnen, wenn wir aufgeben. Wir müssen kämpfen, um zu leben und weiterzumachen. „Warum schläfst du? Betet, damit ihr nicht in Versuchung geratet.“ Lukas 22:46. Meine Pionier-Großmütter haben uns gelehrt: Das Aushalten von Entbehrungen macht uns aus. Diese harte Wahrheit ist die Zutat, welche den Unterschied zwischen Existieren und kraftvoller Vitalität ausmacht. Härte formt den Charakter. Unsere spirituellen Konflikte gehören zu unseren größten Segnungen … wenn wir uns weiterhin für das Leben entscheiden. …