Saturday August 15th, 2026
NKJV « Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ »
NLT « And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ »
CEV « You must follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. »
8 Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water; and it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
9 And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”
10 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”
11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.
13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14 Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.
15 Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.
You should be remembered for what ?
- If you want the results of a particular person, copy that person.
When Elijah left the earth and dropped his mantle,
Elisha took it, rolled it together as his father did, went to River Jordan as his father did,
smote the river as his father did, and called on the God of his father to answer him like He answered his father
– and God answered!
Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 11:1
« Follow me as I follow Christ »
- The secrets of people’s successes lie in the things they do daily.
If you can find those things and do them, you will also produce similar results. Romans 2:11Amplified says
« For God shows no partiality [no arbitrary favoritism; with Him one person is not more important than another] »
Our God is not partial; the success He gave to that individual you admire,
He can give to you too if you will do the needful. Genesis 4:6-7GWT says
« Then the Lord asked Cain, “Why are you angry, and why do you look disappointed? If you do well, won’t you be accepted? But if you don’t do well, sin is lying outside your door ready to attack. It wants to control you, but you must master it. »
God was essentially telling Cain that if he had done what Abel did,
he would have gotten the same result he got.
How many books about successful people have you read ?
How many of them have you watched documentaries about ?
How many autobiographies have you studied ?
These are the ways to know what these people did that got them the results they got.
- In a book, you can learn within one hour things that took a man 70 years to learn.
Once you have learnt them, you just have to put them to use and you will get the same results; there’s no need for trial and error.
This is one of the beauties of the Scriptures and I believe it is the reason the stories of great prophets of the past were recorded for us to read. James 5:10GNT says
« My friends, remember the prophets (men/women) who spoke in the name of the Lord. Take them as examples of patient endurance under suffering »
- You are to take the men of God that have gone before as examples to follow,
just as Paul stated in the memory verse for today.
You should however note that Jesus Christ is the ultimate model to be transformed and conformed unto.
Yes, the children of God are encouraged to learn from those that have gone ahead, but such emulation must be in line with God’s will and directives.
Application – List at least three people whose results you want to replicate in your life and begin to study the daily habits that got them the results they got.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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