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2 Kings 2:1-14
Intro:
This passage records the home going of one of the greatest men in the word of God.
Elijah was greatly used of the Lord in his generation, but his time on the earth came to an end.
The day came when it was time to pass the baton to a new generation.
Our text tells us about a young man named Elisha.
He was a man hungry for all God could give him.
He wanted the Lord and His power in his life and he was willing to pay the price to get it.
This passage tells us what it took for Elisha to obtain the double portion he asked for.
What we learn here from him is valuable in our own lives as well.
Like it did for Elisha, the mantle of ministry in these days rests upon you and me.
If we are going to be as effect as we should be for the glory of the Lord, then we too need the power of God’s
Spirit.
This passage tells us how to go about getting the power of God on our lives.
Let’s look into these verses together this evening as I preach about Obtaining The Double Portion.
(Note: If there was ever a day when we needed people with a heart like Elisha’s, it is the day in which we live! When will
we learn that we will never be able to do what the Lord has saved us and called us to do without His power? For far too
long, the church has tried to operate in the machinery of human wisdom and power. As a result, we have lost the power
of God that made us remarkable! A.W. Tozer commented that without the ministry of the Holy Spirit, 95% of what the
early church did would have ceased. He went on to say that if the Spirit were removed today, 95% of what we do in the
modern church would continue unabated! (Ill. Thomas Aquinas and his visit to the Vatican!)
My friends, we need to seek the Lord for spiritual power in these days! We don’t need to get concerned about numbers.
We don’t need to be concerned about becoming seeker friendly. We don’t need to get caught up in the many debates
that are engaging the hearts and minds of church folks. What we need to do is to carry out the command of Eph. 5:18.
We need to be filled with the Spirit of God! We need to get before the Lord and request an influx of His power and His
glory in these days! If we are to get the job done, we must have Him! Oh we need Him and His power more than we
need crowds, money, buildings, or any of the things we hold so dear. We need God!
This kind of blessing and power does not come upon the uncommitted! It is reserved for those who will pay the price in
pray and holiness before the Lord! If you are willing to go all the way with the Lord, He will bless your life with His power
and glory! Would to God we had some thins evening who would get before God and seek His touch and His power in
their lives! It isn’t about pride to ask God to fill you with His Spirit and to use you for His glory, it is about survival! The
future demands that God’s servants be filled with God Spirit! We need that same spirit of faith, obedience and courage
that rested on Elijah to be placed within us!
It would do us well to remember that all those great men of God we venerate from the past are gone! The mantle has
been passed to us and we are responsible for serving the Lord for ourselves in these days. We need God, not the stories
about what He did for someone else! We need Him to do it in us today!)
C. V. 13-15 Elisha Walked With Elijah’s Master - When Elisha returned to the banks of Jordan, he knew that the mantle
and the ministry of Elijah had passed to him. Now, he, in faith, calls on the same God Who had worked through Elijah to
work through him. He calls upon the God Who: Answers by fire! Stops and starts the rain! Feeds His servants by the
ravens! Multiplies the meal and the oil! Raises the dead! Is powerful enough to shake the mountains with the wind and
to rend them with the earthquake! And speaks to His children in a still small voice! That is the God Elisha was calling
upon and he got the answer he was seeking. Just as they had for Elijah, the muddy, rushing waters of Jordan parted for
Elisha! He had obtained the double portion!
(Note: The God of Elijah is still in power, Heb. 13:8! He is still moving in great ways to accomplish His will in the world.
He still feeds His children, moves their mountains, answers by fire and works wonders the heart cannot fathom. He is
still the same God He has always been, and He still has all power in heaven and in earth, Matt. 28:18; Luke 1:38; Job,
42:2; Isa. 40:12! The problem is not with God. The problem with our modern churches is that we have no Elisha’s! God is
still looking for people who will take up the mantle and believe God for the impossible!
Conc: So, do you want the double portion in your life this evening? Do you want to be in a position where the God of
Heaven is using you for His glory in this world? All that is required is a consistent walk with the Lord that follows Him in
spite of everything! When you get to the place where all you want is God, you will find God is all you need.
It is interesting to watch the sons of the prophets. They see Elisha part the Jordan just like Elijah did and they know the
mantle has passed to Elisha. They also know that Elijah has been taken away from them, yet they are determined to go
look for him, v. 16-18. It seems these young men thought they needed Elijah to go on for God. Maybe they just wanted to
find his body and bury him. Either way, Elisha has encountered the God of Elijah and when you have the God of Elijah, you
don’t need Elijah any longer! How did Elisha receive the double portion? He asked for it. He was totally committed to it.
And, he received it! How bad do you want it?
Where are you in your spiritual journey this evening? Are you hard after God? Are you seeking the double portion? Do
you long to see God move in great power? If so, then get focused and stay focused. In His time, He will move in power in
your life. But, if you would have to admit that everything under the sun but God has your attention, maybe you ought to
get before Him and get after God until you get all He has to give you.
If He is calling you, then you come and seek Him for the double portion you need for your life, your family and for this
church!