{"id":7279,"date":"2020-08-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2020-08-02T13:38:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T13:38:41","slug":"where-is-the-god-of-elijah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7279","title":{"rendered":"Where is the God of Elijah?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Where is the God of Elijah?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, \u201cWhere is the LORD God of Elijah?\u201d And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+kings+2&amp;version=YLT\">\u202d\u202dII Kings\u202c \u202d2:14\u202c \u202d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elijah had just been gloriously taken to heaven in a chariot of fire. Elisha was left to continue the work. Before Elijah left, Elisha asked him for a double portion of his spirit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you think Elisha wondered if God had answered his request? This was a critical moment for him. &#8220;Where is the God of Elijah?&#8221; Much like the plea of our hearts sometimes&#8230;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8220;Where are you God?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you consider all that is going on in the world, do you<a href=\"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7245\"> wonder sometimes where God <\/a>is?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why has He allowed all this to happen? We don&#8217;t understand&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But remember&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God has not changed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dPsalm\u202c \u202d90:2\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;All that Elisha had was the mantle, the garment that Elijah left behind. It was a great reminder to him of Elijah, and the time they spent together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a spiritual sense, God covers us with His mantle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) &nbsp;He clothes us with salvation and His righteousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaiah 61:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2) God forgives, covers our sin. \u201cBlessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.\u201d Psalm 32:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) God protects us. \u201cHe will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.\u201d Psalm 91:4.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Elisha picked up the mantle. There was silence&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He took a step of faith, as he asked where God was. He took that mantle, and struck the water. The waters parted. A beautiful reminder that God was still there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes we have to move forward in faith, praying as we go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where is God? 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