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Here's what the Lord says for now:
"This is an important time to look forward. You cannot afford to look back. Keep your eyes on what is ahead, and not what is behind you. Look to Me and keep your eyes fixed on Me, no matter what happens around you in this world, be it in the geopolitics world or economic world, or even in the Body of Christ."
One of the areas that the Lord has spoken earlier this year regarding 2022 is there's going to be shaking in the geopolitics world, economic world, and even in the Body of Christ. You know why? Because God is purifying. God is preparing His bride for the coming of the Bridegroom Jesus Christ.
So, whatever happens, keep your eyes on the Lord. Fix your eyes on Him and His Word, and not on all those shaking that's happening around you.
The Lord says further:
"Elisha looked at Elijah as he went up on the chariot. If Elisha looked back or turned his eyes away from Elijah, he would have missed the anointing and the double portion, and he would have missed seeing My glory right in front of his eyes!"
Let's go to the background before Elijah went up to heaven. After the Mount Carmel victory against the 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah, and the drought had ended, Elijah then escaped from Jezebel (the wife of king Ahab). At that time, Elijah was rather discouraged, and he wanted to die. God then began to encourage Elijah and gave Elijah new strength to look forward. And of course, a new assignment was given to Elijah!
So, here's the new assignment for Elijah in that new time and season. 1 Kings 19:15-16 says, 'Then the Lord said to him (Elijah): "Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place..."'
1 Kings 19:19-20a says, 'So Elijah departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by Elisha and threw his mantle on him. And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you."'
Elisha must have been a very industrious man, having twelve yoke of oxen. But you see here, when God called, he left it all and followed after God's call and the new assignment for him. So, not only Elijah had a new assignment, Elisha also had a new assignment from God!
For some of you, you are in a new season like Elisha. Of course for some of you, you are in a new season like Elijah. Whoever you are, whether you are like Elisha or whether you are like Elijah, the Lord is preparing you, the Lord is giving you a new assignment for this new season, and the Lord is going to show you His glory! Hallelujah!
That's why it's so important to keep looking to God and fix your eyes on God!
What is the symbolic meaning of 'Elisha' and what is the symbolic meaning of 'Elijah' here?
The name 'Elisha' is 'Eliysha' or 'Eliyshuwa' in Hebrew, and it means 'God of supplication, God of riches'. It is symbolic of God setting you free to be who God wants you to be. God will supply, God will help, and God will provide, and yes, even in your new assignment!
The name 'Elijah' is 'Eliyah' or 'Eliyahuw' in Hebrew, and it means 'God of Jehovah'. 'Elijah' here therefore represents God who is YAH, the Self-Existent, the Eternal God. As Elisha followed Elijah, it is a 'picture' of you (like Elisha) setting your eyes on the Lord God, the God of Jehovah!
As God has spoken just now, do not look behind and do not look at your past, whatever your past may be, whether your past has been a success, your past has been a failure in your eyes, or your past has been good past, or your past has been not-so-good past. You see, Elisha actually had a good past. He was an industrious person. But when the Lord gave him a new assignment, he said, "Yes Sir! I'm going to follow!"
So, whatever your past may be, look ahead and look to God. You can learn from your past, but you don't linger in your past. Look forward. Don't miss what's ahead of you. Don't miss the glory of the Lord, the anointing, and the double portion that's coming!
As Elisha looked to Elijah, this speaks of you who look to the Lord your God. Though Elijah is just a man, but 'Elijah' here can be symbolic, and is a 'picture' of who God is! You see, Elisha would have missed the anointing and the double portion, and he would have missed witnessing the glory of the Lord right in front of his eyes, if his eyes were not fixed on Elijah. In other words, if Elisha looked back, turned away, or turned his eyes away, Elisha would have missed what God's doing!
2 Kings 2:8-9 says, 'Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water; and it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. So, the water of the river divided. And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?" Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."'
2 Kings 2:10 says, 'So he (Elijah) said, "You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so."'
Now, it shows that it's not the man Elijah who could give Elisha anything. It is God!
2 Kings 2:11-12 says, 'Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, "My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" So Elisha saw Elijah no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.'
2 Kings 2:13-14 says, 'He (Elisha) also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and he went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.'
Hallelujah! By then, Elisha had received the anointing, and he was entering into a new assignment and a new season! The transition time was over. It's time to be the Elisha whom God has spoken for him to be! It is the same with you! Look not behind you, but look ahead! Like 'Elisha' who kept fixing his eyes on 'Elijah', you keep fixing your eyes on the Lord your God! And the Lord your God is going to show you great and awesome things that you know not of yet!
2 Kings 2:15 then says, 'Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw Elisha, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.'
You see, people began to recognize the anointing and the new things that God was doing in Elisha's life. It is the same with you. People will begin to recognize the anointing that God has placed on you, the new things, and the new assignments that God has given to you.
So, keep receiving from the Lord. Keep looking ahead and looking forward. Because God is going to show you His glory! Though the world may be getting worse and worse (darker and darker), but the glory of the Lord shall be seen upon you clearer and clearer, and God's light shall shine on you brighter and brighter. Hallelujah!
Prayer: "O Lord God, we thank You for Your Word today. We set our eyes on You. We look to You. We look forward. We do not look back. We do not look behind us. But we look ahead of us. And no matter what happens around us in the world, the glory of the Lord in front of us is even greater! We do not want to miss the anointing. We do not want to miss the double portion. We do not want to miss Your glory. We want to be like the 'Elisha' of today. In the name of Jesus. Amen."
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