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Powerful Article on Elisha

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Announcements › Forums › Life — July 18th, 2021 › Powerful Article on Elisha

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  • July 13, 2021 at 10:53 am #12995
    parthens
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    The following insightful article – Elisha’s Journey – How far Do You Want to Go? – is a trenchant and telling compliment to this week’s Bible Lesson on Elijah’s testing of Elisha’s commitment to “carry the baggage of stern resolve, and keep pace with highest purpose.” (Science and Health, 514)

    July 13, 2021 at 11:17 am #12996
    JoanneF
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    Thank you so much! very helpful article.

    July 15, 2021 at 8:54 pm #13001
    spencel
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    Thank you for this article on Elisha’s journey. There were many good parts but one that stood out to me was, “At each step of the journey Elijah was saying ‘stay here, don’t go any further’ and he was testing Elisha to see if Elisha would stay with him and how much Elisha wanted to follow him and to be with him. And Elisha passed the test saying (in so many words!) ‘Look, there’s no way, no way at all I am leaving you. I am staying with you and I don’t want to be anywhere else.'”

    This reminded me of a statement given to me by my practitioner and also repeated in our classes, “For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.” Isa. 50:7

    and from our Daily Duties:
    “Alertness to Duty
    It shall be the duty of every member of this Church to defend himself daily against aggressive mental suggestion, and not be made to forget nor to neglect his duty to God, to his Leader, and to mankind. By his works he shall be judged, — and justified or condemned.” Church Manual, Article VIII, Sect. 6

    A covenant with God suggested at our classes is a tremendous tool to have the stick to it attitude to keep the straight path. This was a beautiful lesson. Thank you!

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