FAITH CAPSULE: Lost of focus often lead to avenue of life under curse.
2King 2, 5
Whatever one desires in life one must devote to attain one’s desires. With devotion to attain one’s desirer in place, desires become deposited in one’s life. What you want God to do in your life to enhance the fulfillment of God’s calling upon your life demands consistent devotion. Elisha knew what he wanted from God. He also realized the channel for the flow of his desire when gave up distraction and entered into following Elijah. Elisha saw what Elijah had done by the hand of God upon his life. By virtue of God’s testimony over the life of Elijah, Elisha followed Elijah everywhere he went. Elisha was fully devoted and he denied agents of distraction such as discouragement and mockery. Elisha, in his journey of life could not be distracted from focusing on what he wanted. It is written, “And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel. Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!” (2Kings 2:1-3) The verses above made it clear how Elisha insists on attaining his desires despite discouragement from Elijah. Elisha persist against the sons of prophets attempt to get him discouraged.
When the chariot of fire came and took Elijah to heaven, all that Elisha had desired of Elijah answered in his life. Elisha filled the place of Elijah.As Elisha graduated to the place of Elijah by denying distraction, Gehazi filled the place of Elisha.
Gehazi could not keep his focus. Elisha had turned down the gift from Naaman, the commander of the army of the King of Syria, who offered it as a repayment for receiving healing from leprosy. Seeing that Elisha had rejected the gift, Gehazi became distracted and pursued Naaman to reclaim the gift. Gehazi lost focus because of distraction; his purpose was altered and his heart went after material things. Is your case similar to that of Gehazi? Do you know what your calling is about? Elisha found out Gehazi’s search for material things. Elisha reacted to Gehazi’s action when he pronounced a curse upon Gehazi stating,“… the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever.’ And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow.” (2Kings 5:27) Do not lose focus which may bring upon you everlasting or generational curses.
Prayer for today:Ask for the grace to keep you from every agent of destructive distractions.