26 Aug 2009

2 King 2
From Gilgal to Bethel to Jericho to Jordan, Elisha followed Elijah.

It is at Gilgal that Joshua 4:19 The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. 20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal.

Gen35:15 So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

Of course Jerico is the first stronghold that the people of Israel took after crossing the Jordan.

These were significant places, a place of remembrance for the greatness and the promise of God.

As I retraced these few years, I recalled meeting two people that has helped shaped my life - one is Paul and the other is Steven. In a surprise way, these are people that I always and labelled them belonging to the "priestly class". I am introduce to the work of church, and a pursuit of God in a different dimension. I now know more pastor and church worker, para church worker more than I have two or three years ago.

I still hold on to the calling, the vision God has showed me. God blessed me with a wonderful family, also for the pursuit of that vision. But over the years I have became distracted and try to achieve the vision by my own human capability and planning. But now, after knowing these two man, I have been shaped and pursuit the vision with God planning and in His agenda.

The forming of The Isaiah Initiative was another milestone. It set the propose of giving to God's kingdom.

The get away with Rachael was also good. The focus on the family is how to bring up Josef, Deborah and Matthias not in the pursuit of worldly standard, but in Godly values. It is how to engage their spirit with God in their everyday lives.

When I met Pastor Mehan two Sunday, I asked how to get God's anointing. His answer was it cannot be taught but caught.

Like wise, when Elijah parted the Jordan, Elisha did so.

I pray and ask for this anointing and God open my eyes and my involvement that I may catch these anointing and I can also allow my family to catch this anointing.