God had more work to do for Elijah after his victory on Mount Carmel and part of that work was to make sure that he would pass the WORK OF GOD onto others.
It was time for Elijah to train another prophet and so God arranges for him to meet Elisha.
If you go through the Bible often you will find God calls a man to great things for Him from the field of men, from the common workplace.
The Lord calls everyday workers to serve him. Elisha was in the field doing his normal work when Elijah met him.
God often calls people who are faithful in the physical world to greater service in the spiritual world. Luke 16:10 NKJV He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; ….
When God looks at your life are you in the field, ready to obey Heavenly directions?
Whatever your age are you available for the call of God to move you into a field of service?
A Mantle was an official garment of a prophet, a prophets cloak.
When Elijah threw his mantle on Elisha it showed that Elisha was being called into service as a prophet.
Every believer in Christ is called into service of our King. God enables us to serve Him with the talents and spiritual gifts that God has bestowed upon us and it is our responsibility to respond to the call of God upon our lives.
All of us have received the wonderful heritage of the Gospel. Are we passing the Gospel heritage that we have received to others?
Are we passing on the Mantle of faith to others?
Elisha was willing to follow Elijah. He was willing to obey the call of God upon his life.
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Vincent Wall is an Australian preacher who has ministered in Churches in Sydney and Country NSW since 1995. He currently has an itinerant preaching ministry and is the author of the book titled, Tradition or Truth.
"Tradition or Truth" is written to help Roman Catholics...
