2 Kings 9:1 says, And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead: Elisha called the son of one of the prophets and told him to take a box of oil and go to Ramoth Gilead. Often, we may be called on to assist others in carrying out God's will. Though God may speak to someone else about what He wants, they may then ask us to do something to help them, I believe that the Holy Spirit will always let us know if what they are asking is by God's direction or not. Verse two adds, And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; The young man was asked to seek for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat when he got there. he was then to separate him from the others and take him into an inner chamber. Sometimes, God wants to separate us from those around us when He is calling us for a specific purpose, but the young man had to rely on Jehu being willing to listen to him, just as we must be willing to listen to God today if we are going to do what he calls us to do. Verse three continues, Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. The young man was then to pour the oil over Jehu's head, tell him that God had anointed him king, and then flee. This could have been a dangerous thing for both of them, and we may be called on to do dangerous things in the eyes of the world in order to carry out God's calling for us today. Verse four states, So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead. The young man obeyed Elisha and went to Ramoth Gilead. We must obey God's commands today if we are to be successful in our Christian life. Verse five adds, And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. When he got there, he said he was on an errand that concerned one of them, and when Jehu asked who, he said it was him. We must first let others know if what God calls us to do concerns them and them alone. Truthfully, anytime we share the gospel it applies to each individual hearing it alone, because we must come to God individually. No one else can be saved for us, and when God calls us to a specific purpose, we alone can do it the best. That doesn't mean that if we don't do it no one else can, but we will be the best person to do it. Verse six continues, And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. When they got into the house, the young man poured the oil on Jehu and told him that God had anointed him king of Israel. Whatever God calls us to do, and I believe God called this young man through Elisha, we must be faithful in doing it. Verse seven declares, And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel. We were not told this part of the message to Jehu, so either Elisha had told him, and we weren't told earlier, or God revealed this part of the message to the young man. Either way, we know that it was God's decision, and that is all that really matters. God may not always reveal all of his purpose to every individual called to carry it out, but if we are open to the leadership of the Holy Spirit, we should always know what God wants us to do. Verse eight adds, For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: Jehu was told that God was going to cut off the whole house of Ahab, and that none of his male descendants would remain alive. God likewise will on day cut off all those who do not put their faith in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord, no matter how powerful they may be in this world. Verse nine continues, And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: The young man said that God had said that the house of Ahab would be like the house of Jeroboam and Baasha, who had also had all their house, or descendants, cut off. God will one day judge all the people of the world and cut off all those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord, and it will not matter how important or unimportant they may have been in the world. Verse ten concludes, And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled. The young man said that Jezebel would also die, and that dogs would eat her and there would be no one to bury her. The young man then fled as Elisha had told him to do. This was a powerful and somewhat gruesome message, but the young man was faithful in delivering it, and he was then faithful in fleeing as Elisha had told him to do. We must faithfully deliver God's message to the world today, and those who do not accept it will one day go away to a gruesome judgment and be forever cutoff from God. After we share the gospel, we don't have to hang around to see if it is going to have effect or not. Whether we go or stay should be at God's guidance through the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
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