Gehazi and The Anointing Squandered 02-06-05

Gehazi and The Anointing Squandered

• The anointing of prophet, priest, and healing was intended to remain in Israel
• The anointing is needed to do battle, it is not for thrills and chills
• God’s army needs to be equipped and trained for battle
• Elijah and the prophets of Baal & Asherah, I Kings 18:18-40, this is WAR
• Widow of Zarephath, oil and flour multiplied, her son raised from the dead, I Kings 17:16-24, one of two recorded raisings from the dead through Elijah
• Elijah and Elisha hook up in covenant
• Elijah wraps his mantle or cloak around Elijah, I Kings 19:15-21, in verse 20 Elijah says, “consider what I have done to you.”
• The anointing of Elijah came upon Elisha, Pastor Al’s hands
• Elisha’s dead bones, 2 Kings 13:21
• The anointing was meant to continue, from Elisha to Gehazi
• Gehazi & Naaman, 2 Kings 5:5-27
• We never hear from Gehazi again, as the anointing is not for sale
• Many truly saved and anointed people have come through these doors, but only the only who were interested in covenant remain
• The Body of Christ must be committed and faithful to the local church, or the anointing will be squandered as it was with Gehazi
• The Lone Ranger is not biblical, but is how the world does business
• What is blocking your anointing? Anger, unforgiveness, hatred, bitterness, rejection, addictions, faithlessness, selfishness…whatever it takes to rob us