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8 Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food.
9 And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly.
10 Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.”
11 And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there.
12 Then he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite woman.” When he had called her, she stood before him.
13 And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ” She answered, “I dwell among my own people.”
14 So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi answered, “Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old.”
15 So he said, “Call her.” When he had called her, she stood in the doorway.
16 Then he said, “About this time next year you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!”
17 But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.
In 2 Kings 1:9-15, Elijah was sitting on a mountain top when a king sent 50 armed soldiers and a captain to arrest him.
Elijah looked defenceless physically but when they tried to arrest him, he called fire down from heaven to roast all of them.
When the king sent another 50 soldiers, they got roasted too.
Thereafter, he sent another set of 50 soldiers and their captain.
When they got to the mountain where Elijah was and saw the ashes of the two sets of soldiers that had been consumed by fire,
the Bible says the captain fell on his knees and begged the man of God to spare him as he was only doing his job.
The angel of God then spoke to Elijah and said, “You can go with him”.
What made his case different ?
Honour.
That is why he was able to succeed at what got the previous captains and soldiers roasted.
- It doesn’t matter who you are; if you despise an anointed man or woman of God, if you mock him or her, you could pay dearly for it.
In 2 Kings 2:23-24, you see what happened when some children started mocking Elisha; they ended up being eaten by bears.
The anointing on a man or woman of God can work dangerously against anyone who despises him or her.
Any true man or woman of God will tell you that as the anointing increases, he or she speaks less because whatever he or she says when angry can kill.
There was a man who decided to take over the Parish of The Redeemed Christian Church of God he was pastoring. When I heard the news I simply said , “I leave him to God”. The man held a crusade and on his way home, he got killed by armed robbers. I had thought I was careful enough with what I said. Since then, I learned to not take offence easily and if at all I am offended, I keep my mouth shut.
It is better to provoke a blessing from the anointed than a curse.
The easiest way to provoke a man or woman of God to bless you is to honour him or her.
- When you honour the anointed, the anointing will work in your favour.
The king of Israel honoured Elisha by calling him Father. In turn, Elisha used his anointing to save him and his army when their enemies laid ambush for them.
God can solve all your problems in an instant if you would just honour a man or woman of God.
Application – When next you see an anointed person, make sure you do something that just shows the person that you honour him or her.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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