2 Kings 2:1-14

Resound
May 22, 2011

Bryne Palmer

“Of Course you are and I’m coming With You”

2 Kings 2:1-14

Afraid of commitment. (In Lord of the Rings: how committed Sam was to Frodo) Elisha is like Sam, he isn’t going to leave Elijah.

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1.       The Fellowship VS 1-3

Even Elijah tried to get Elisha to stay. What kind of person are you going to be? A flaker who only sticks around when things are good or someone who commits no matter what? –Luke 9:23- No matter what the cost Elisha is going to follow. Are you like that? Be prepared to die to yourself daily and take up your dross. Are you like Sam, you don’t know how to swim yet you follow anyway. Are you willing to follow Him that closely? Do you refuse to let other people tell you otherwise? Elisha didn’t care what they were trying to convince him of (to stay). He knew what they were telling him and he wanted them to get out of the way and shut up.  

2.       The Fulfillment VS 7-10, 15

Elisha stuck it out and received a big payoff. Fulfillment that comes from sticking it out:

A)     Prayer

-Matthew 7:7-8- If you seek things that will better His kingdom it will be answered. Don’t give up.

B)      Plenty

-Psalm 8:1-4- Our God is eternal; and never ends. If you keep seeking Him He will never run out. You will learn so much and will never stop learning. There is no need for us to become complacent in our relationship with Him, stick it out until the end. Don’t ever be content with it, always want more.

C)      Perseverance

-Romans (talking about the prize at the end of the race similar to 1 Corinthians 9:24)- Run in such a way so we can win. Never walk, keep running. Our prize is eternal life.

3.       The Farwell VS 11-14

Elijah went out in wind and fire. His exit was awesome. Elisha wanted to be identified with the same God of Elijah. He looked up to Elijah so much.

4.       The Foundation

-John 5:39- Every story in the bible points to Christ. He is the foundation in this story. We all have a river to cross. When the Israelites crossed over the Jordan it was to represent crossing into the Promised Land. We can’t cross that river on our own we need Jesus to part that river so we can cross. For us that river is like sin and death. How will you go out?