FAITHFUL MEN ARE A BLESSING . (PART 1)

TEXT: 2 Kings 2:1-3 (AMP).

¹ WHEN THE Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were going from Gilgal.
² And Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here, I pray you, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel. But Elisha replied, As the Lord lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.
³ The prophets' sons who were at Bethel came to Elisha and said, Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today? He said, Yes, I know it; hold your peace.

The account we read from 2Kings 2 reveals to us the true qualities of faithfulness. From the very day Elisha joined the ministry of Elijah he was faithful unto him and the assignment to the end of Elijah’s ministry.   He was so faithful to helping his master succeed that he became deaf to any other command. He could not stand seeing his master inconvenienced so he made it a point of duty to see to his comfort. This was why when Elijah said to him in 2 Kings 2:2, “..., Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel... Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. He was so committed to serving his master that not even the master could stop him from being faithful. If his service was not from the heart he would have used that as a reason to relax. When they got to Bethel, the sons of the prophet at Bethel said to him in 2 Kings 2:3 (AMP) “... Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today? He said, Yes, I know it; hold your peace. In a sense they were saying to him, since the ministry of your master is coming to an end today why are you wasting your time following him? They could be saying don’t you think you are wasting your time? Not many people are faithful enough to give their very best especially when it is so obvious that the end of the job or opportunity is in sight. Many will begin to arrange for themselves something to fall back on. This is where some become fraudulent, overambitious and self-seeking. They will begin to use their office time, assignment or other opportunity to front their own agenda. Their allegiance will shift from their job to self-gratification and like Gehazi, they will find a way to approach Naaman the Syrian so they can get something for themselves. They will begin to seek the favour of those they perceive to be blessed in material things and not many are wise to learn from the consequences of Gehazis action (See 2 Kings 5 :20-27). Are you a faithful servant? The Glory Realm Devotional by Rev. Igho Y; the Glorious Fountain Ministries.