DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Passing By
I Kings 19:19
"So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him."
God chose a farmer to receive Elijah's mantle. He did not choose a Levite or other person whose occupation was religion. This sounds so very much like the men Jesus chose to be his disciples. He did not choose priests or Pharisees (religious professionals) or even his own brothers. Rather, He found fishermen, a tax collector, a political revolutionary, and other non-religious men, and said, "Follow Me." How unlike kings whose sons inherit the throne, or sons of preachers who inherit the their father's ministry (ala Oral/Richard Roberts, Billy/Franklin Graham, Jimmy/Danny Swaggart, or Robert Schuller's family). This is not to denigrate their calling. God does indeed sometimes call sons to pick up the mantle of their father. But He also chooses farmers, doctors, or IT specialists for ministry because He sees the willing heart.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: God does not call people to ministry based on their religious ancestry, but on their willing heart.
Have a "called" day. Love you.
I Kings 19:19
"So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him."
God chose a farmer to receive Elijah's mantle. He did not choose a Levite or other person whose occupation was religion. This sounds so very much like the men Jesus chose to be his disciples. He did not choose priests or Pharisees (religious professionals) or even his own brothers. Rather, He found fishermen, a tax collector, a political revolutionary, and other non-religious men, and said, "Follow Me." How unlike kings whose sons inherit the throne, or sons of preachers who inherit the their father's ministry (ala Oral/Richard Roberts, Billy/Franklin Graham, Jimmy/Danny Swaggart, or Robert Schuller's family). This is not to denigrate their calling. God does indeed sometimes call sons to pick up the mantle of their father. But He also chooses farmers, doctors, or IT specialists for ministry because He sees the willing heart.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: God does not call people to ministry based on their religious ancestry, but on their willing heart.
Have a "called" day. Love you.
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