The year of God's presence, will be like Elijah and Elisha in 2 Kings 2 where Elijah tried to
keep Elisha from following him from one place to another.
Elisha
followed Elijah to Bethel.
Bethel is the place where we meet The Lord
and is a place of surrender.
Elijah again tries to discourage
Elisha from following him and off to Jericho they go.
Jericho is the
place where you have to be still and know who God is and when you
realize that you are a son of God you shout and all the walls come down
in your life.
Again Elijah tries to keep Elisha from following
him, and again off they go and this time to the Jordan.
Jordan is the
place of total surrender and at this place of surrender revelation comes
to Elisha.
Elisha sees the Chariots of Fire and the horse men, he sees
the whirlwind of God and receives his double portion of the spirit of
Elisha.
The whirlwind is called the Dunamis power of God.
Elisha picked up Elisha's mantle and started to smite the waters just
like His master did.
Elisha's secret was to stay close to
Elijah, not to let him get out of his sight or to be deterred or
distracted from his master.
The sons of God will be like
Elisha, they will not be distracted or discouraged from Jesus Christ.
They will follow The Lord wherever He goes and pick up the Dunamis
mantle of The Lord, (not a double portion mantle) as it falls on them
and smite the earth with His glory.
Miracles, Signs, and
Wonders do not change the people.
Yes, it will have an effect on them
but just like Israel, as they were in the desert for 40yrs.
The real
change is in the presence of The Lord; this is what the sons of God will
shine forth.
Many will say that this will be the
year of the double portion as in 2 Kings 2:14.
This will be the year for
some, the double anointing of Elijah, but for those who can see beyond
the gifting and mantles of God on men, this will be the year of the
Presence of God their Father with them, as they go smiting the Earth in
His power.
Father right now we come to you asking by faith,
that we would not be distracted or to look this year just for the
mantels that you have given to your servants of old but we look to the
mantel of your presence on us as we go forth in the Dunamis power,
striking the earth as Elijah and Elisha did through miracles, signs and
wonders.