Day 17



2 Kings 2:9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied. NIV



Elisha was bold - almost too bold. The servant shouldn't say to his master, "I want twice what you have." His statement of desire was definitely thinking "out of the box". Elijah had the most illustrious career of any prophet Israel had ever seen. Miracles, healings, prophecy, spiritual authority - He had seen it all and done it all in a way that no other prophet ever had. Now here was Elisha asking for a double portion. How could he ask for such a thing! Even Elijah realized Elisha was skating out on thin ice.



"You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, realizing that Elisha had no clue what he was getting himself into.



The truth is Elisha wasn't arrogant or starry-eyed. He was just wanting more. My feeling is that God loves people who want more - people who don't mind dreaming about impossible things - people who have a dream or vision about great things. The Bible is full of people who dreamed big dreams. Nehemiah dreamed of a wall around Jerusalem. Solomon dreamed of a Temple for God. Moses dreamed of leading a free nation out of bondage to Egypt. Esther dreamed of saving her people from destruction. One thing is for sure - if you dream tiny dreams you will likely get tiny results. But, if you dare to dream big - God may just take you up on the dream and position you for a miracle.

Dream a big dream today. If God willing to do something big in Elisha's life - He is just as willing to work miracle in yours.

God Bless You,

Pastor Andy