Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

After receiving the mantle from Elijah, Elisha’s propensity to perform miracles not only increased it was also very visible. He was committed to walking in Elijah’s footsteps so much so that he relinquished his past employment and made up his mind to follow the Lord whatever the outcome would be. He was now the successor of Elijah and the mouth-piece for God in the locality. Elisha lived under an ‘open heaven’. This is a place where the membrane between Earth and Heaven is so thin that the weight of God’s glory can be felt and experienced and also angelic activity is a common everyday occurrence. If a prophet of God is living in this vicinity, then speaking evil about them can be as calamitous as touching them. This was the case in our text 2kings 2:23-25: as he went from Bethel on route to Mount Carmel. He was confronted by 42 small boys who didn’t know who he was nor did they understand the anointing on his life. They proceeded to tease him and call him names, they were very particular about his baldness. He cursed them in the name of the Lord then two bears mauled them. Although this is a particularly gruesome example, it is there in the bible to show us that when we are ignorant of the anointing on an individual’s life, leave them and their destiny to God. The word from the prophet can cause blessings or curses to come upon those in his circle of influence. The open heaven scenario determines that the place where the prophet lives is a thin place. It is also a place of miracles and angelic activity. Today if we want to see and experience the power and glory of God, let us live at one of these thin places under an open heaven. Read Psalm 27:1-4.