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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

"Sweet Stuff From God's Word"

A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
Copyright 2007

The Mantle of Elijah

This entry was posted on 04-19-2007 and is filed under Devotional.

"And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, 'Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?' Elisha said, 'Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me'" (2 Kings 2:9 NKJV).

We owe so much to those giants of the faith who have gone on before us. I love this passage because it shows how much Elisha admired his mentor Elijah. He did not ask for fortune and fame. He boldly asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit! When Elijah ascended in a chariot of fire, his mantle (cloak) fell to earth. Elisha grabbed it and smote the Jordan River with it, shouting, "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" Immediately the waters parted and Elisha crossed over to the other side. The double portion was his.

Succeeding generations tend to wane in spiritual fervor, not increase. To reverse this trend we must pray as Elisha prayed. The world is getting worse and worse, not better and better. Therefore, we need men and women of faith who will be twice what their mentors and predecessors were, in spirit and in deed. Think today about someone you admired and were close to. Desire to carry on his or her work. Pick up their fallen mantle and press on in their work, empowered by "a double spirit of their spirit!"

Song: These are the days of Elijah, declaring the word of the Lord: And these are the days of Your servant Moses, righteousness being restored. And though these are days of great trial, of famine and darkness and sword, Still, we are the voice in the desert crying, 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord!" ((c) 1997 Daybreak Music Ltd.)