Divine Exchange Through Covenant Relationships
2 Kings 2:9-14 (Amplified Bible)
9) And when they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.
10) He said, You have asked a hard thing. However, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you--but if not, it shall not be so.
11) As they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire parted the two of them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12) And Elisha saw it and he cried, My father, my father! The chariot of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
13) He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14) And he took the mantle that fell from Elijah and struck the waters and said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? And when he had struck the waters, they parted this way and that, and Elisha went over.
9) And when they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.
10) He said, You have asked a hard thing. However, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you--but if not, it shall not be so.
11) As they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire parted the two of them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12) And Elisha saw it and he cried, My father, my father! The chariot of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
13) He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14) And he took the mantle that fell from Elijah and struck the waters and said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? And when he had struck the waters, they parted this way and that, and Elisha went over.
Today my mother and I were having a conversation about how God had over the last year begun to shift my relationships. There had been people in my life a year ago that I valued and I thought would be there, that are now gone, and vice versa. There are people in my life that had been gone for years that are now back in my life in some way shape or form. There are new people in my life that are teaching me new things and showing me love and relationship in a new way. It seems that God is only allowing people that are bringing covenant and divine exchange or ones that I am developing covenant and divine exchange with, while many others are going or gone. I have certain people that God has blessed my life with, where we have the ability to watch out for one another, we can hear stress in each others voice, we can minister to the needs in each other's lives and we hear words that may never be spoken. We have learned to study each other and love each other through what we find in conversation and interaction. We are blessed by the nature and the very service we bestow upon one another.
I have noticed a trend in society, relationships that is not confined to the outer walls of the church, but that has penetrated the walls and pews of the sanctuary. It is that covenant relationships are diminishing. The need to have relationships that can take a lick'in and keep on tick'in is becoming obsolete. There are very few of us that find that we have friends, and family that have our back. God's greatest commandment is LOVE! It is that we would serve and that we would provide a divine exchange, with those we are in covenant with. That we would care for those whom are placed in our lives and to care for their needs as if they were our own. WE should have the ability to see past our own flesh to the heart, soul and need of those we are in covenant with, to make a difference in their lives as they have blessed and made a difference in ours. Our service to others, God will repay, yes this is true, but our relationships should never be devalued or one sided, there should always be an exchange of knowledge, and resource on the behalf of those we love and are in covenant relationship with.
What mantle have we held on to, or what resources, knowledge or talents do we have in hand that are meant for others that we refuse to release to them? It is time that the covenant to be fulfilled through the divine exchange that God always intended it to be. Let Go and Let Flow. Let God do through you what is necessary to be a blessing to those who God has blessed you to be in relationship, You never know what God is trying to bestow upon you through that individual or by His very own hand!
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