Tuesday
Read 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
The time came for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a
whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha set out from Gilgal, 2and on the way
Elijah said to Elisha, “Now stay here; the Lord
has ordered me to go to Bethel.”
But Elisha answered, “I swear by my
loyalty to the living Lord and to
you that I will not leave you.” So they went on to Bethel.
6 Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Now
stay here; the Lord has ordered me
to go to the River Jordan.”
But Elisha answered, “I swear by my
loyalty to the living Lord and to
you that I will not leave you.” So they went on, 7and 50 of the
prophets followed them to the Jordan. Elijah and Elisha stopped by the river,
and the 50 prophets stood a short distance away. 8Then Elijah took
off his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water with it; the water divided,
and he and Elisha crossed to the other side on dry ground. 9There,
Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what you want me to do for you before I am
taken away.”
“Let me receive the share of your power
that will make me your successor,”d Elisha answered.
10 “That is a difficult request to
grant,” Elijah replied. “But you will receive it if you see me as I am being
taken away from you; if you don’t see me, you won’t receive it.”
11 They kept talking as they walked
on; then suddenly a chariot of fire pulled by horses of fire came between them,
and Elijah was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind. 12Elisha saw it
and cried out to Elijah, “My father, my father! Mighty defender of Israel! You
are gone!” And he never saw Elijah again.
In grief, Elisha tore his cloak in two. 13Then
he picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him, and went back and stood
on the bank of the Jordan. 14He struck the water with Elijah’s
cloak, and said, “Where is the Lord,
the God of Elijah?” Then he struck the water again, and it divided, and he
walked over to the other side.
Think
Elijah had the difficult task of addressing Ahab and Jezebel, calling them
back to Yahweh and away from Baal worship.
Elisha asks for the same power and vigor in his ministry.
Every Christian has a ministry - like Elisha inherited his call from
Elijah, we all inherit our call and our power (the Holy Spirit) from Jesus.
Pray
Lord give my heart the same passion and vigor as the heart of Jesus.
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