Elijah faithfully served God in his lifetime. Now the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. In preparation, the Lord sent Elijah to different places. Each time Elijah instructed Elisha to stay where he was while Elijah went as the Lord sent him. Elisha refused. He would not leave Elijah at this time. Elijah had been his master, and he knew the Lord was going to take his master from him on this day. They travelled to Bethel, Jericho and finally to the Jordan. Elisha would not leave his master.

When the time came there were fifty men accompanying. Elijah struck the waters of the Jordan, and they parted, enabling Elijah and Elisha to cross—just the two of them. There Elijah asked Elisha what he desired, and Elisha requested something amazing: “A double portion of your spirit.” Elijah was taken up to heaven, and Elisha was granted what he asked for. He saw in his master the Spirit that enabled him to prophesy and to suffer for the sake of the Lord. Elisha offered himself to the Lord with this desire.
Application: Lord, heal my heart that I may desire to have your Spirit. Help me to serve you and be a spiritual blessing.
One Word: Live with God’s Spirit; be a blessing