More on Elisha

Thanks to Sam, when I'm not too sleepy I have been reading about this man Elisha... the man who "took on the baton" of Elijah. The man who began small, but finished (not there yet ;)) big. The man who was so powerful for his God, that people sought to kill him... they hated hearing what he had to say because God used him to tell the people they were doing the wrong things.

Just like modern times. People are happily "doing the wrong things", but they hate the people who tell them there is a better way. God still sends his messengers, and people still reject them.

Life really hasn't changed much since bible times... only the customs and developments... we have more resources, more ways of communicating... in a sense we have MORE but we utilise LESS... Instead of using our mobile/cell phones to call, we text. We send emails. We fax... it's obviously so much easier... but we are losing touch with people. I love text/email/fax etc... but I know there are times when these are inappropriate. The younger generations are also losing their values to some degree. The nu txt lgage... no wonder many people can't spell!! I understand it's a lot cheaper to use the txt language. The problem is that this language is slowly taking over written communication... there is no pride in correct grammar and punctuation any more.

Oh well. Society has so much to be thankful for... we need to use our resources more effectively and encourage the pride of a good student...

But back to Elisha. There are so many "Elishas" in modern times who have a calling on their life... they go for it. They go beyond the boundaries of fear and do what they know they have to do. And they know that they will be ridiculed and attacked... like look at the Hillsong church. ANY person/church that is doing amazing things for God will be attacked. It's like a law of nature.

I know some of these Elishas. They are the most encouraging people. They run the race, even if they fall over, stumble etc...they pick themselves up and keep running. What makes them effective is that their lives are not sparkly clean, they go through trials just like everybody. What sets them apart is that they never fall down and stay down. They grow from their falls. They keep going!

We need more Elishas! :)