Resemble the Holy Spirit!
Recently, when reading the story of Elisha and his encounter with the prophet Elijah I was struck by the the resemblance of these 2 prophets. However, it was never the goal of the Holy Spirit for Elisha to look like Elijah. In fact, before Elisha received the prophetic mantle of Elijah he had his own encounter with the Lord. Why is this important? God wanted Elisha to look like Him!
We may resemble other people but ultimately
we were made to look like the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit!
1 Kings 19:21 says; “So Elisha turned back from him (Elijah), and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen’s equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant.”
Once Elijah encountered God, He was able
to hear from God and personally obey Him.
My son Jonathan may look like me when I was his age, but just like Elisha Jonathan and all of our children need to have their own encounter with Jesus! Today, focus on looking like the One you were created to look like!
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