CELEBRATING GRACE RELEASES GLORY (PART 6).

 AUGUST  21^ST.    

TEXT(S): 2 Kings 2:1-6, 9-14.King James Version (KJV)

2 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.

3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot 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.

13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

There are dimensions of blessings that cannot go with disobedience, with such your life must be in conformity with certain divine principles, there is no way you can be released into a higher realm until you obey God first. God is ready to pour out His spirit like never before, but this would not happen until the vessels he wants to use are positioned in the right state where the anointing can be released. Elisha served Elijah with such high degree of commitment that when it was time for him to be rewarded he was able to attract a double portion of the grace upon Elijah.

The anointing will flow into your life when you are in the right place and have the right relationship/mentor. Some of us have messed up the relationship with our mentors and we need to go apologize so things can work in our favour again. No matter how hard you labour, there are things that can only be provoked upon your life by favour. You may be concerned that if you go back to apologize, you may be looked down on and your apology may be rejected, do not consider that, just do what God has asked you to do. With your obedience will come glory. By God’s grace you will step into such glory as you have never known or seen. That is when doors will begin to open to you mysteriously.

 In your determination to obey God some persons who may have been as aggrieved as you were would want to discourage you, please leave them in their foolishness and obey the word of God. When you do this, do it whole heartedly; forget about your flesh and what others would say. When the blessings begin to manifest in your life they will see the wisdom in your decision.  If you are passionate and hungry for God there is no price too great to pay. Go for the glory. It is well with you in Jesus name.