FAITH CAPSULE: Is your case like that of Gehazi?

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
Do you know your God’s calling upon your life? Knowing your God’s calling upon your life calls for your understanding that God demands your consistent devotion. Calling of God upon the life Elisha through Elijah made Elisha to realize the calling upon his life. Elisha also realized the channel for the flow of his calling when he gave up distraction and entered following Elijah.  Elisha saw what Elijah had done by the hand of God upon his life. By God’s testimony over the life of Elijah, Elisha followed Elijah everywhere he went.  Elisha was fully devoted as he denied agents of distraction such as discouragement and mockery. Elisha, in his journey of life could not be distracted from focusing on God’s calling upon his life. 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) Elisha disregarded the sons of prophets from their attempt to be discouraged.
After Elijah, Elisha took the position of Elijah by answering his God’s calling. Elisha’s graduation to the place of Elijah is the lesson for all to deny distraction. Elisha denied distraction but Gehazi the Elisha’s servant could not deny distraction from living in the center of his calling.
Gehazi could not keep his focus. Once, Elisha turned away the gift from Naaman for his healing. Gehazi went behind Elisha to collect gift of Naaman. Gehazi was distracted when he 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 like that of Gehazi? Do you know what your calling is about? Elisha found out Gehazi’s search for material things in the center of God’s calling upon his life. 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 of God to keep you away from evil agents which goes after the calling of God upon man’s life.