Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for September 9, 2026

DO NOT BE LEFT BEHIND

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 2 Kings 2:2

“Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here please, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.”

Additional Verses

📖 2 Kings 2:1-25; Psalm 121:1-8; John 21:20-25

When the LORD was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, Elisha’s spirit knew about it and he refused Elijah to leave him behind. Elisha knew that Elijah was an extra ordinary servant of the LORD and therefore he desired to get special anointing from him when the LORD would take him up to heaven. Listen to Elisha’s response when Elijah attempted to leave him behind. “As the LORD lives , and as your soul lives, l will not leave you!” Three times Elijah tried to shake Elisha off from following him, but three times Elisha remained steadfast that he would follow him wherever he went. Two times the sons of the prophets at Bethel and at Jericho tried to distract him by reminding him that his master would be taken away from him, but he told them that he already knew about that. Elisha knew that the presence of God was with Elijah and that while there were so many prophets in Israel, Elijah was more than just one of the prophets but he was Holy Spirit Incarnate. Elisha desired that which was hidden in Elijah which the other ordinary prophets could not perceive. Elisha was destined to take up this special place of Elijah because in 1 Kings Chapter 19: 16, God had already spoken to Elijah saying, “And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.” After they had miraculously crossed the overflowing river Jordan together, and the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven, Elijah gave Elisha the opportunity to ask for anything he desired. This was what Elisha had been seeking and waiting for all the time. Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” This was granted to Elisha by the LORD. If Elisha had not opened his mouth to ask, he would not have received from the LORD. It was not Elijah who granted Elisha’s request, but it was the LORD who worked in Elijah. It took the spiritual senses of Elisha to see the chariot of fire that took Elijah from him. Elijah had said to him, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when l am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” Elisha was a man of great faith and this is the reason why nothing could get in his way to prevent him from getting what he wanted from the LORD. In the same way, are you not like one of the many sons of the prophets who never bothered to follow the man of God Elijah, even though they knew that Elijah carried the presence of God. Many, in the Christian Healing Ministry church, are being left behind as we are building the House of God. Others saw it as an impossible task and they dropped along the way. Will you remain connected and participating as we continue to build the House of God? As you participate in building the House of God here on earth, you are also building your house in heaven. Remember faith and works go hand in hand. Make it your aim to be like Elisha who refused to be left behind after he discovered who was really at work in the life of Elijah. You must know where to tap God’s anointing for the blessing of your life and the lives of those around you just as Elisha did. You must learn to walk by faith and not by sight just as Elisha did. Once you do this, you will certainly not miss the hour of your visitation by the LORD. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear Almighty Father, help me to always abide by Your Word and never to look back. I want to move on forward with You so that l may share in the glory life You have prepared. In Jesus Christ’s name I pray. Amen