From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire” (Numbers 9:15). Then fire from the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp” (Numbers 11:1).
“He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing
fork is in His hand to clear the threshing floor and to gather the wheat
into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” (Luke 3:16-17).
Fire is a symbol of God’s working among His people. In both Numbers and
Luke, there are two aspects of God’s work in us; burning away the sin
and brightening our lives with the presence of God, with the power of
the Holy Spirit. Those who have been blessed by the Lord in this way
must surely say of Him: “My tongue will speak of Your righteousness and
of Your praises all day long” (Psalm 35:28).
The power of God was upon Elisha. God was at work in mighty power. When we red about Elisha, we say, in our hearts, ‘This is not about Elisha. This is about God - - God working through Elisha.’ We must always remember to give all the glory to the Lord. The praise does not belong to the servant. It belongs to the Lord. He alone is worthy of praise.
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