“And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.” - 1 Kings 19v21
After Elijah finally got moving he came across a team of twelve men ploughing in a field. When the very last one, a man named Elisha, passed Elijah threw his mantle of authority over his shoulders.
After getting permission to go home and say good-bye to his family Elisha “burned his bridges” so that there was no going back. We slaughtered the oxen and gave his ploughing equipment to the others.
Unlike some of the disciples who never got over their nets, Elisha knew that following God was a one-way street. He knew that there was no turning back. May we have Elisha-like determination as we follow our Lord.
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