This morning I was on a prayer call and the speaker talked
about 2 Kings 2: 19-22. It’s the account of Elisha’s first miracles after he
received Elijah’s mantle. It blessed me and I haven’t been able to shake it since.
As I was preparing for Rhema, the Lord led me to look over it again. I don’t
even normally listen to any other devotions on Thursdays before I write so that
I don’t get confused between what God is saying and what someone else is
saying. But this scripture grabbed hold of me and wouldn’t let me go. So you’re
going to have to go with me.
One day the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elisha. “We have a
problem, my lord,” they told him. “This town is located in pleasant
surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is
unproductive.” Elisha said, “Bring me a new bowl with salt in it.” So they
brought it to him. Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with
water and threw the salt into it. (2 Kings 2:19-21a, NLT)
As I read it again, I heard the Lord say, “It’s time to
re-salt the waters!” Ladies and gentleman, God is not playing. He is calling
His people to be accountable for what He has assigned and instructed. You are
no longer going to be allowed to stay comfortable in tradition and religion.
You’re going to have to come out of some familiar places and walk in boldness. He
has placed some of you in positions to affect change and He expects you to do
it.
Look at the scripture. It hasn’t been long at this point
since Elijah was taken up to heaven and Elisha is in Jericho when the leaders
come to him with a problem. They tell him that their town is in a nice place
but the water is bad and the land is unproductive. What do you do when it looks
good but there’s no life in it? Come on! God is trying to pull some of you out
of your comfortable place. You’ve been in places and been with people that you
know are dead and unfruitful for a long time but you haven’t done anything
about it. You’ve stayed there looking at barrenness instead of dealing with the
issues. If you are in a situation that looks pretty but is dead, it’s time to
re-salt the waters. He’s trying to show
you that while you are in position, He’s calling you to assess the situation
and then make moves to fix it. Your friend, your co-worker, your church can
look good all day long but if there’s no life in it and there’s no fruit, what
are you accomplishing by letting the infertility continue? This is the point
where God really started to deal with me. He said it’s time for you to stop
allowing folks that you love to live in a barren place. Stop going along with foolishness
because they sound good. Stop enabling mess because their family is
influential. Stop playing games with the devil because you don’t want to hurt somebody’s
feelings. These leaders looked at their town and spoke truth - “It’s a
beautiful place but there is no life here!” Do you see that?
What Elisha does is at the heart of what God is saying this
morning. He asked them to go get a new bowl with salt in it. He asked THEM to
go get a new bowl. They had the problem and they were responsible for being a
part of the deliverance. You have been placed in position to change the game! You
have the calling and the anointing to break traditions and tear down
strongholds but you aren’t doing it. Why not? You can’t keep expecting your
pastor, your parents, your best friend to do what God is telling you to do. You
can’t expect change if you put all of the responsibility on someone else. You
need to ask God what YOU need to do in order for the situation that you see to
change. I’m not saying you do God’s work but you ask Him what your role is and
watch what He does. Elisha went to the source of the problem and threw the salt
into it and God responded. What would happen if you looked that problem dead in
the face and said the Lord is here now? What would happen if you looked that
Jezebel spirit in the face and said, things will change today? What would
happen if you actually handed the issue over to the Lord with an expectation
that He can fix it? Here’s what happens…
And he said, “This is
what the Lord says: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death
or infertility.” And the water has remained pure ever since, just as
Elisha said. (2 Kings 21b – 22, NLT)
God changed the whole landscape of that town. He changed the
water and land from dead and unproductive to fresh and pure. Where there is
fresh water, animals will live, plants will grow, people will be healthy. He
reversed the curse of that town and made the appearance line up with the
reality. Don’t you want what you see on the outside to be consistent with the
entire makeup? There are people dependent upon you to take a stand and tell
hell no. They are waiting on you to actually be the minister, the evangelist,
the woman of God, the man of God, the father, the mother, the auntie that He is
calling you to be. It’s time to stop letting death and infertility reign and
re-salt the water. When you do, God will bring about a healing that is long
lasting and complete. Come on, saints! You have an assignment to complete. Go get that bowl!
Amen
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