{"id":7017,"date":"2017-08-09T12:49:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T12:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2017-08-09T12:49:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T12:49:56","slug":"distraction-denies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=7017","title":{"rendered":"DISTRACTION DENIES"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAITH CAPSULE: <\/strong>Is your case like that of Gehazi?<\/p>\n

2King 2, 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Whatever one desires in life one must devote to attain one\u2019s desires. With devotion to attain one\u2019s desirer in place, desires become deposited in one\u2019s life. What you want God to do in your life to enhance the fulfillment of
\nDo you know your God\u2019s calling upon your life? Knowing your God\u2019s calling upon your life calls for your understanding that God demands your consistent devotion. Calling of God upon the life Elisha through Elijah made Elisha to realize the calling upon his life. Elisha also realized the channel for the flow of his calling when he gave up distraction and entered following Elijah. \u00a0Elisha saw what Elijah had done by the hand of God upon his life. By God\u2019s testimony over the life of Elijah, Elisha followed Elijah everywhere he went.\u00a0 Elisha was fully devoted as he denied agents of distraction such as discouragement and mockery. Elisha, in his journey of life could not be distracted from focusing on God\u2019s calling upon his life. It is written, \u201cAnd it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. Then Elijah said to Elisha, \u201cStay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.\u201d But Elisha said, \u201cAs the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!\u201d So they went down to Bethel. Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, \u201cDo you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?<\/em><\/strong> And he said, \u201cYes, I know; keep silent!\u201d (2Kings 2:1-3)<\/em><\/strong> Elisha disregarded the sons of prophets from their attempt to be discouraged.
\nAfter Elijah, Elisha took the position of Elijah by answering his God\u2019s calling. Elisha\u2019s graduation to the place of Elijah is the lesson for all to deny distraction. Elisha denied distraction but Gehazi the Elisha\u2019s servant could not deny distraction from living in the center of his calling.
\nGehazi could not keep his focus. Once, Elisha turned away the gift from Naaman for his healing. Gehazi went behind Elisha to collect gift of Naaman. Gehazi was distracted when he pursued Naaman to reclaim the gift. Gehazi lost focus because of distraction; his purpose was altered and his heart went after material things. Is your case like that of Gehazi? Do you know what your calling is about? Elisha found out Gehazi\u2019s search for material things in the center of God\u2019s calling upon his life. Elisha reacted to Gehazi\u2019s action when he pronounced a curse upon Gehazi stating, \u201c\u2026 the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever.\u2019 And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow.\u201d (2Kings 5:27)
\n<\/em><\/strong>Do not lose focus which may bring upon you everlasting or generational curses.<\/p>\n

Prayer for today:<\/strong> Ask for the grace of God to keep you away from evil agents which goes after the calling of God upon man\u2019s life.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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