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Intro:
Today as we celebrate Grandparent’s Day, I want to share a word the Lord laid on my heart August 21.
The title of my message is, [From Generation to Generation].
I have always been intrigued by different generations.
My mom has a picture of her grandmother, her father, her, and my brother.
Four generations in one place.
I have noticed something though, it seems as if generations are getting closer and borrowing from each other.
Older generations are growing younger and younger generations are getting older!
It seems that older generations are getting younger, while younger generations appear older.
It is incredible that toddlers can teach their grandparents how to use an iPhone.
In technology, computers, iPhones, or social media are not just for the kids.
I once had lunch with a friend and he shared the picture on Facebook.
My grandma commented, “my grandson is handsome and must have something important to say.”
His grandma commented, “Well, my grandson is also handsome and he also says important things!”
I asked Bekah to decorate the platform to show the two generations.
I told my friend, our grandmas are fighting on Facebook as to who is the most handsome and has the most important things to say.
Grandparents now have smart phones, but their grandkids are mesmerized by rotary phones and payphones.
Bekah’s grandma listens to music on Youtube, while Bekah likes to buy old records and play them.
When I asked Bekah to set one chair one are with vintage decorations and the other with modern decorations, she said, I can to do the vintage side easy, but what am I supposed to do for the modern side?
My point, generations borrowing from each other.
With technology and the fastness of our society, age is less of a number and more of mindset.
As I thought of this, the Lord reminded me that there is a Spiritual piece to this puzzle of generations.
In our text the Psalmist declares His praise to the Lord.
He blesses the Lord for His greatness.
But he explains that he does not intend to do this alone.
It is God’s design that one generation will declare God’s greatness to the next generation.
Throughout scripture, something supernatural happens when generations partner together to do the will of God.
You have heard me say many times that I believe the Lord wants to pour out His Spirit once more before He returns!
God is looking for places to deposit His Spirit in these last days.
I want Vulcan Assembly to be one of places God chooses.
When He does however, I do not believe He will come just on the kids, or just on the youth, or the young families, or the middle age families, or the grandparents.
He promises that His Spirit will be poured out upon ALL flesh.
On sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, grandmas and grandpas.
But it will only happen when generations unite and begin to work together, pray together, worship together, serve together, and declare God’s greatness together.
This is not a new concept, there are many examples in scripture of God brining generations together:
Abraham and Isaac
Isaac and Jacob
Moses and Joshua
Eli and Samuel
Naomi and Ruth
Paul and Timothy
But there is one story I particularly.
It shows how God brings two generations together.
He exemplifies this through Elijah and Elisha.
I want to see how God uses His work and His praises to be displayed from generation to generation.
I have two points, [A Generational Model] and [A Generational Mantle].
Let’s begin
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A Generational Model
Very little is known of Elijah’s past.
He appeared on the scene at a time when Israel was in deep sin.
They had a wicked king and queen.
The time was ripe for God to speak through His prophet.
The only thing we know is he was a Tishbite.
God spent less time on his past and more time on what he did for the Lord.
During his ministry, he stood for righteousness.
When Israel was disinterested in God, he was consecrated to the Lord.
He met with God on a daily basis.
He took his problems and the problems of other to the Lord.
As a result of his faithfulness, the Lord worked supernaturally through him.
He witnessed eight notable miracles in his life.
But as time when on, he noticed something was missing.
He knew his time was coming to a close.
He did not know how or if he would die, but he knew that he needed to raise up a future generation to keep the work of God moving forward.
After a time of such deep depression, God gave Elijah clarity.
He faced a season of wondering if he would survive.
He pleaded with God to take him home.
God spoke to him:
Immediately Elijah knew what he needed to do.
He was to select his successor.
He found Elisha and did not say a word to him.
He passed him and took his mantle and threw it on Elisha.
What he did was symbolic to what God would do in the life of Elisha.
The anointing, the power, the revelation, and the insight Elijah had would be passed onto Elisha.
The writer of 1 Kings lets us know who Elisha was.
He was obviously wealthy, he had twelve yoke of oxen.
But when Elijah selected him, none of that mattered.
He went home and said goodby to his parents.
Then he did something somewhat confusing.
He took his oxen, slaughtered them, boiled them, and had a feast.
By doing this Elisha determined he would not go back.
He would not depend on his wealth or status.
He would trust that God had future for him.
Elijah depicts a generational model.
Notice what happened, Elijah, the OLDER generation, sought out Elisha, the younger generation.
Elijah knew his time was coming to a close.
He understood if the work of God was to continue, he needed to teach, train, and impart the supernatural power on the younger generation.
It then required Elisha to submit to and learn from Elijah.
Elijah wanted to show Elisha how to walk in the blessings of God.
He wanted him to understand how to depend on the work of the Holy Spirit.
He wanted him to be fully equipped to carry on the work God started!
By Elijah seeking out Elisha we have a generational model...
2. A Generational Mantle
Elisha was not alone in Elijah’s model.
Elijah had a school of prophets.
He trained these fifty men how to walk in the destiny God had for them.
At some point Elijah told Elisha and the fifty in the school of the prophet, it is time for me to go the heaven by a whirlwind.
Elijah knew by this would be his final journey.
Verse two depicts a pattern of the conversation between Elijah and Elisha.
Elijah wanted to go alone and Elisha refused to leave him alone.
Elisha followed close to Elijah as they traveled through four cities.
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