Part of the Ministry of restoration that God wants to pour out upon the church is to release people in the “position” that Jesus created them for.
- Elijah releasing kings and prophets.
- Hazael will be king of Aram
- Assyrian writings say Hazael was the “son of a worthless fellow”
- Used as judgement against Israel and Judah (See 2 Kings 12: 17; 13: 22)
- Assyrian writings say Hazael was the “son of a worthless fellow”
- Jehu will be king of Israel
- Officer is Israel army (2 Kings 9: 1 – 13)
- Used as judgement against Ahab’s family
- Elisha was a farmer
- 7,000 prophets raised up in Israel.
- Hazael will be king of Aram
2. New Testament Examples of Spiritual Impartation
- Set aside Paul and Barnabas for ministry (Acts 13: 1 – 3)
- Note the Holy Spirit said Vs 2
- We do not call people the Lord does
- Timothy (1 Timothy 4: 14)
- Gift was given over a prophecy
- Must weigh prophecy carefully 1 Corinthians 14: 29
- They laid hands on him because they recognized a ministry he possessed
- This was done with the seven deacons in Acts
- They were recognized for their:
- Community respect
- Full of the Holy Spirit
- Full of wisdom
- Gift was given over a prophecy
- Then they laid hands on them.
- Don’t think the gift was an individual gift but the Holy Spirit
- Gift = charisma which is plural
- He was regularly given through the laying on of hands
- Don’t think the gift was an individual gift but the Holy Spirit
- Paul to the Romans Romans 1: 11
- We can’t give spiritual gifts only the Holy Spirit can (1 Corinthians 12: 11)
- We don’t possess gifts. We are only channels that the Holy Spirit can work through
- We can’t heal whenever we want
- We can walk on water whenever we want.
- We don’t possess gifts. We are only channels that the Holy Spirit can work through
- Impart = communicate about
- Also done with the people in Acts who never heard of the Holy Spirit ( Acts 19: 1 – 7)
- Mutual encouragement.
- We can’t give spiritual gifts only the Holy Spirit can (1 Corinthians 12: 11)
- Mother of James and John wanted to raise up her sons in importance. Mathew 20: 20, 21
- Not all request are granted.
3. Example of Elijah and Elisha
- Prophet leaving place of failure and going on to a new destiny
- Spirit of Elijah sees things before others see them
- Walked through cities that he was going to raise up schools of prophets.
- Town he lived in was Abel meholah (1 Kings 19: 16)
- Abel meholah means mourning into dancing
- Spirit of Elijah sees things before others see them
- Prophet calls Elisha
- Puts mantle over him which is a sign of adoption
- What do I have to do with you.
- Set apart for God (1 Thessalonians 4: 3)
- Calling is a recognition of what is already happening so we know Elisha was:
- Hard worker
- Farmer after 3 1/2 years of drought now in the fields because the rains came
- Generous
- killed cow and fed everyone
- Finisher
- worked the twelfth plow which would have been the last one over the field.
- Hard worker
4. Hungry for anointing
- God calls for us to ask for spiritual gifts ( 1 Corinthians 14: 1)
- Elisha asked for a double portion 2 Kings 2: 9
- This is not double the spirit but the right of the first born son.
- the first born received a double portion of the spirit.
- He asked something only God could give 2 Kings 2: 10
- He had to stay focused to receive it
- See me go and you will receive it. Vs 10
- Saw chariots of God and was separated from Elijah Vs 11
- Stayed focused on Elijah Vs 12
- Stepped out either I have this or not. Vs 14
- Stir up the gift within you. 2 Timothy 1: 6, 7