Today I want to share from "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers!
This Experience Must Come
And he saw him no more. — 2 Kings 2:12
It is not wrong to depend upon
Elijah as long as God gives him to you, but remember the time will come when he
will have to go; when he stands no more to you as your guide and leader,
because God does not intend he should. You say — “I cannot go on without
Elijah.” God says you must.
Alone at your Jordan (2 Kings
2:14). Jordan is the type of separation where there is no fellowship with
anyone else, and where no one can take the responsibility for you. You have to
put to the test now what you learned when you were with your Elijah. You have
been to Jordan over and over again with Elijah, but now you are up against it
alone. It is no use saying you cannot go; this experience has come, and you
must go. If you want to know whether God is the God you have faith to believe
Him to be, then go through your Jordan alone.
Alone at your Jericho (verse 15). Jericho
is the place where you have seen your Elijah do great things. When you come to
your Jericho you have a strong disinclination to take the initiative and trust
in God, you want someone else to take it for you. If you remain true to what
you learned with Elijah, you will get the sign that God is with you.
Alone at your Bethel (verse 23). At
your Bethel you will find yourself at your wits’ end and at the beginning of
God’s wisdom. When you get to your wits’ end and feel inclined to succumb to
panic, don’t; stand true to God and He will bring His truth out in a way that
will make your life a sacrament. Put into practice what you learned with your
Elijah, use his cloak and pray. Determine to trust in God and do not look for
Elijah any more.
Remember that after His water and Holy Spirit baptisms, JESUS was led immediately into the wilderness where He would be bombarded with temptations, tricks, schemes and strategies of the devil, all to try and stop Him from fulfilling God's calling on His life! The enemy is still behaving in that same way today! There is no new thing that he has come up with! He is still spreading the same death, doubt, fear and unbelief! YOU can, and should, take advantage of these times to exercise your authority over him and all that he has or does as it pertains to YOUR life and the lives of those whom you love! AMEN! God is ready and waiting to confirm, with signs, wonders and miracles, the TRUTH of His Word that we dare to believe and receive! So let's GO! (By Hillsong)Shalom in Him!
