2 Ki 2:7-10 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied. "You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, "yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours — otherwise not."
Who do you know that would answer the question of Elijah the way Elisha did? Who do you know that would ask the question Elijah did of Elisha?
Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you? Tell me what is in your heart? Tell me what is the deepest passion of your soul? Tell me what you desire above all else in this world? Tell me what you see in me that you desire the most?
What if you asked this question of someone you know? What if you asked a close companion what they would want from you before you died? What is the most significant thing you possess that others would want a double portion of if given the chance?
I want a double portion of your spirit. I want what I can't have. I want the most significant thing about you Elijah- your spirit. After following you around for some time now I desire what you have so much and I want it in double portions! I want the boldness you have for what is right, I want the wisdom you possess to pass along to others, I want the devotion you have for the Lord and his work. I want the prayer life you exhibit. I want the miracle working power. I want the prophetic mantle. I want the leadership.
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I want to ask for the hard thing. The thing that appears really "out there" to most others. I don't want to settle for the status quo. I want to ask for the things that look really difficult and a lot desperate. There is no guts nor glory is playing it safe all the time.
Give me a double portion of the spirit of Elisha!
Amen!
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3 comments:
Something happened with your test transfer on your original blog....it looks like greek!
However, I read you post from this page (Show Original Post), so now I know what you were writing about.
I LOVE how you bring the Old Testament to life! Our family is truly blessed to hear you tell and expound upon the old stories of the Bible. I am glad you have decided to share them for a while with the blog world.
sorry..."text" transfer.
I was considering your statement Chris... what does it look like? At a quick glance I would say that between Elijah and Elisha there seems to be one major difference. I call it the "itsy-bitsy miracles" factor of Elisha. Both prophets were very connected to kings, government and war but Elisha looks more like Jesus. He performed “itsy-bitsy miracles”. Raising dead sons, feeding hundreds with a small meal, making borrowed axe heads float in water and he did much for the gentiles like Naaman, The King of Moab, Amelikites etc. Perhaps the double portion is just this… what the fullness of the Spirit would look like in us today. Perhaps the focus should be on the desire of Elisha more than the actual request? Just a thought.
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