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Where is the Lord God of Elijah?

 Where is the Lord God of Elijah?

 

2 Kings 2:14 Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.

 

In this verse Elisha gives us an example of what we need to do when we are in doubt.  That is that we are to take action.  

Elisha had asked for a double portion of the Spirit that was on Elijah and Elijah had told him that if Elisha saw him be taken it would be his.  Elisha saw but obviously he still had some doubt hence the question “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?”.  Even with doubt, though, Elisha took action. He struck the water with the mantle just as he had seen Elijah do. The water parted, not because of what Elisha said, because those were words of doubt, but by the act of faith that he did.  

The power that doubts can have in our life is if it keeps us from taking action.  Elisha did twice as many miracles as Elijah and he didn’t have what we have.  First, we have the complete written word of God, in Elisha’s time the scriptures were still being written.  Second, as believers, we have God the Holy Spirit living within us.  What more do we need to go forward and take action?  Why should we allow doubt to bind us in fear and inaction?  

Doubt without action becomes unbelief.  Acting upon what God’s word has said, what the Spirit prompts, even with doubt in your thoughts, is still faith. Trusting God to move doesn’t require us knowing how or when, it is acting as if He will because it is His will. 

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