Author : Paul Davis
The fire of the Spirit captivates hearts and pulls them Godward. Such was the case for Elisha. When Elijah passed by Elisha, the spirit of Elisha leapt within him. Though Elisha had been busy plowing with the oxen, upon being touched by Elijah’s God-given spiritual mantle, he immediately left the oxen and ran after Elijah (I Kings 19:19-20). To obtain the fire of the Spirit, you will have to leave some things behind. Some burdensome relationships that are not edifying you spiritually will have to be cut off.When Elisha sought Elijah’s permission to go back and kiss his father and mother, Elijah pretty much told him to go back home and never return (v. 20). Elijah did not have time for double-mindedness and misplaced affections. Yet Elisha managed to slay his oxen and get rid of that which was holding him back. Sometimes before you can go forward, you have to remove all distracting influences impeding your progress. Elisha’s oxen and plowing business were a distraction from Elijah – the man appointed by God to be Elisha’s spiritual father. Only after the old is removed can the new be pursued.Elijah was the man God used to call fire down from heaven (I Kings 18:36-39). When the fire of the Lord fell, the people saw it and their hearts turned back to God. Elisha no doubt saw the fire of God’s Spirit on Elijah and was compelled to follow him. Indeed, Elisha wanted a spiritual impartation from Elijah. As Elisha continued to follow Elijah on his spiritual journey, he became increasingly positioned to receive from the man of God whatever the Lord may determine to give to him. This is not to say that there were not opportunities for Elisha to leave Elijah. In fact Elijah not only afforded Elisha several times to depart, but also sought to get rid of him on numerous occasions (II Kings 2).En route to Elijah’s liftoff and heavenly homecoming, Elijah told Elisha four times to stay behind and not to follow him further. Yet Elisha followed Elijah until the end. The two passed through four places: Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho and Jordan (2 Kings 2:1-8). Seeing the persistence of Elisha, Elijah asked Elisha what he could do for him (v. 9). Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit – a hard thing (v. 9-10). It was a hard thing in that receiving another man’s spirit is not easy. It requires interaction, seeing eye to eye, and walking within the confines and perimeters of the ministerial office.The mechanics of ministry, the guidelines for properly and effectively functioning in the ministry, and the heavenly vision all need to be transferred before the predecessor’s departure. Going onward, Elijah and Elisha talked (v. 11). The final requirement was that Elisha was to keep his eyes on Elijah, without which he would have missed his blessing. Do away with and minimize your number of daily distractions. In the twinkling of an eye, when Elijah went up to heaven in a chariot of fire, Elisha cried goodbye to his spiritual father and caught his ministerial mantel (v. 11-14). Experimenting with the mantle of Elijah, Elisha progressively became comfortable with it and eventually performed twice as many miracles throughout his ministry as Elijah had performed. Indeed, the fire was transferred and the disciples multiplied through Elisha.The above excerpt has been taken from Paul Davis' book "Holy Ghost Fire or Hellfire? The inescapable choice." Other books by this author include "Breakthrough for a Broken Heart," "Stop Lusting & Start Living," and the forthcoming "God vs. Religion."Paul's compassion for people & passion to travel has taken him to over 50 countries of the world where he has had a tremendous impact. Paul has also served many in war-torn, impoverished and tsunami stricken regions of the earth. His nonprofit organization Dream-Maker Ministries is building dreams, breaking limitations and reviving nations.Paul truly has been baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire. His fiery ministry inspires, revives, awakens, impregnates with purpose, imparts the fire of desire, catapults people into a new level of self-awareness, facilitates destiny discovery and dream fulfillment.Contact Paul to minister, speak at your event or for life coaching: RevivingNations@yahoo.com 407-967-7553See his miraculous and supernatural ministry videos at:
http://www.DreamMakerMinistries.com, http://www.CreativeCommunications.TV
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