Uplook - May 2, 2026

Greetings and Happy Saturday,

Thank you for being patient in understanding that last Saturday we were out of state on holiday with some family and I simply "took the day off" from writing.   This week has been busy upon our return including travel to Langley BC for their special meetings where I was privileged to preach on Thursday evening and also present a couple-hour seminar on family relationships this morning.  We are home again and rejoicing in the spirit of the meetings as well as the beautiful weather we have been having.

It is our sincere prayer that our upcoming Special meetings (May 16-17) are infused with the same enthusiasm and the blessing of the Holy Spirit which we felt in Langley.   Now I realize that the word "infusion" may not be one that we use often to describe how the Holy Spirit works.  Webster's Dictionary defines "infusion" as "the continuous slow introduction of a solution ..."  

We are prone to favor words like "suddenly" or "with great power" or with "emotional demonstration", etc.   And we indeed desire for the Lord to suddenly come close to us with great power and emotional blessing.  With that said, we understand that more often our experience may seem much more routine and mundane.  A simple urge or pull in our spirit or a word of encouragement from a song or a brother/sister are not as obvious or direct it would seem.

In the case of the prophet Elijah...in a very discouraging time as he fled for his life from a wicked queen it was not pyrotechnics or great emotion that evidenced God's divine presence but instead what the Bible describes as "a still small voice."  The Hebrew suggests it was "a breath of a whisper".  And this was after the Lord had sent fire from heaven earlier to consume a sacrifice correctly presented and after the Lord sent rain ending a three-and-a-half-year drought.  All quite exciting and miraculous and yet in this case after miraculously sustaining the prophet for 40 days, God chose not to speak through gale force wind, major earthquake, or a raging fire but with a breath of a whisper.

As we anticipate the upcoming special meetings in a couple of weeks may we tune our ears finely for the still small voice and may the presence of God infuse our hearts completely.

God bless you all.
BB
Rev. William E. McKibben
Senior Pastor