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Scripture: 2 Kings 2:7-14
Song: He Is In Our Midst
The days of Elijah and Elisha were different from our own. Many events of this time are a puzzle to me but there are still principles to be observed.
The Lord raises up men to serve his cause in every generation. Ahab was a wicked king married to Jezebel, a wicked queen. They ruled a wicked people. Yet God sent them prophets. Two of the best to call them back to righteousness.
The line between this world and the next is thinly drawn. We see how easily it is crossed in death. If we only saw how easily it is crossed in life. When Elisha saw the chariot and horses of fire come to collect Elijah, he exclaimed, “The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” The strength of Israel was not its armies. It was the angelic hosts led by the arm of the Lord that fortified Israel. Oh that we trusted in God’s power to deliver. These peaks behind the curtain are intended for our learning.
The Lord equips His servants. The request of Elisha was not an arrogant one. He was not asking to be twice as powerful as Elijah. A measure of Elijah’s spirit would presumably be less than that which Elijah himself possessed. Elisha requested a double measure in view of the work to be done. His parting of the waters, the telltale sign of a prophet after the order of Moses and Elijah, was proof that God had equipped him to fulfill his chores. We serve the same God. He will equip us also.
Jason Moore
