Update..

Life has been not bad so far, if Myrna hadnt reminded me to update I would've forgotten about this blog.. HAHA. nah more like I'm too lazy. and no idea what to blog about. This Friday I'll be taking the word for cell and I'm very much excited about it! Having a chance to share the encounters with God in one of the world's most dynamic churches alive is indeed and honour. We're doing a Reinhard Bonke series called Full Flame, where in every CD there is a theme to be discussed. So happens that this week is about one of the important must-haves for a Christian.

That word on its own seems cheem, but yet it is so easy to receive. Some have it, some don't. Some spend all their lives getting more of it, on the contrary some get discouraged along the way and never get it. Some try to fake it, while some avoid it. What is that it that I'm talking about? "It" refers to the Annointing. True isnt it? What distinguishes having IT and not having IT?

One man received not only the annointing, but a DOUBLE portion of it. That man is Elisha. In the Bible, He is first mentioned in 1 Kings 19, where Elijah was told by God to be annointed as a prophet in his place (v16). But who was Elisha? To me, he was an ordinary man, annointed to do the extraordinary, and of course he had every quality and the capacity to do the work of God. What qualities did he have that led to the double portion? How did Elijah make sure that Elisha was 'the man' God was looking for?

1. He was a sower. (v19)

He ploughed the land and would later scatter seed and reap the harvest when the season was here. He didnt just sow A seed, but many to reap the bountiful harvest. Don't just sow a seed into one friend alone, if you expect a huge harvest then your sowing must be way beyond the few friends within close proximity!

2. He loved and honoured his father and mother. (v20)
3. He sacrificed willingly for the call of God. (v20)
4. He served the people around him. (v21)
5. He was faithfully persistent. (2 Kings 2:2-6)
6. He was hungry for IT. (2 Kings 2:9)

Once, twice, three times over, Elijah asked Elisha to stay behind and no longer follow him. But Elisha simply refused to back down from his mentor/leader. He wanted an impartation of the annointing so bad and even rebuked those that reminded him that the Lord would take Elijah awy from him! I imagine Elijah saying in his mind " GO AWAY LA! Going to heaven already still bother me! " Sense the frustration in his question in v9. But after Elisha's reply, his tone changed because he knew that he knew God was going to use this man to shine for Him.

7. He had unshakeable faith. (2 Kings 2:13-14)

Finally, he tore his clothes. God knows whether he was naked, but he believed that the double portion was upon him and split the river.


What then is the annointing to me? To me, the value of the annointing cannot be measured by silver and gold, but it costs a wholly devoted, willing, faithful, hungry, loving, humble servant of the Lord God. It's not only measured by the things we do (worship, prayer, fasting), but also with our attitudes to go along with it. Let's position ourselves right where God wants us to be to receive IT, and use IT, to turn the world upside down and set things the way God meant it to be.