Tuesday May 30
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 2: 7 - 18
Topic: Be Alert In The Spirit
We often express desires
but lack the courage to carry them through into action.
Elisha knew what he wanted
from his Master and was determined to obtain it.
He left everything to
follow Elijah even when one could describe the action as reckless courage (1
Kings 19: 19 - 21).
Crossing the river Jordan
without knowing how he would return was enough to prove to Elijah that he was
highly determined and so after Elijah asked him to make his request (v. 9)
Elisha's request for the
double portion of his Master's Spirit proved that he desired to continue and go
higher in the spiritual footsteps of Elijah. He saw Elijah taken up - which was
the condition for the blessing - and he received what he asked for.
God sees our hearts, knows
when we are serious in our prayer request and the faith with which we bring our
needs before Him.
Jesus said that we must
have faith to receive when we ask (Mark 11: 24), and Jacob shows us that we
must not give up until we receive our answers (Gen. 32: 26)
Be ready to persevere till
you receive the answers to your prayers.
Prayer
Teach me how to pray oh
Lord and give me the burden and zeal for prayers, Amen.
Memory Verse 2 Kings 2: 12
"And Elisha saw it,
and he cried: My Father, my Father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen
thereof. And he saw him no more and he took hold of his own clothes and rent
them in two pieces."
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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