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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, April 29, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:The Ascension of Elijah Bible Verse:2 Kings 2:1-22 (abridged) (NLT) "When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha, . . . “Stay here, for the Lord has told me to go to the Jordan River.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together. Fifty men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped beside the Jordan River. Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it. The river divided, and the two of them went across on dry ground! When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.” And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.” “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah replied. “If you see me when I am taken from you, then you will get your request. But if not, then you won’t.” As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress. Elisha picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. Then Elisha returned to the bank of the Jordan River. He struck the water with Elijah’s cloak and cried out, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” Then the river divided, and Elisha went across. When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, “Elijah’s spirit rests upon Elisha!” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. " Message:
Elijah is second only to Moses as the great prophet of Judaism; some would say they share the honor. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Nobody knows anything about his origins—he simply appears on the scene, identified only as “Elijah the Tishbite,” ranting against a host of heathen deities. He lived approximately 900 years before Christ.
This was a low point for Israel, the time of Ahab and Jezebel, who hunted murdered hundreds of prophets and led Israel into worship of Ba’al. Elijah performed many miracles and predicted the coming of a Messiah. Just before Christ’s crucifixion, he appeared with Moses to Christ and several of the disciples.
Elisha was Elijah's spiritual heir, and like him, was a worker of miracles and a great prophet, continuing his work. Like Elijah, he was a peculiar prophet, who left behind no writings attributed to him. Don’t look in your Bible for the Book of Elijah or Elisha! Rather, they are known through a host of colorful anecdotes about them, chronicled by unknown authors. But although Elisha was a great prophet, and is also revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, he was not the great figurehead that Elijah was. Elijah was special, a direct forebear of the Messiah, carrying the promise of salvation not only in his words, but in his being.
Perhaps the most startling thing about Elijah was not his life, but his end; he did not die, but was carried directly to heaven by a whirlwind full of Hebrew chariots.
Meditation : Prayer : May your law and your goodness guide my every thought, O Lord. May the Passion of Christ be ever in my heart. And may the power of your Holy Spirit flow through my words and my actions today, and in the week to come, and always......Amen |
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