Unqualified?

I love the story of Elijah and Elisha. It is so good and so much to learn from this story. But you have these two prophets, Elijah is like the experienced Prophet and Elisha is the young guy who will take over some day. The story comes to a head where Elisha realizes that God is going to take Elijah away from him and he’s going to be the prophet everyone looks to. The problem is, Elisha knows that he’s under qualified. He knows it, but what I love about Elisha is that he is seeking God. He basically asks Elijah for a double portion of his spirit when he is taken up to heaven. The scholars (not me) agree that Elisha was not asking for more of God’s spirit because he wants to be more recognized but because he realizes that he is going to take over and doesn’t know how he’s going to do it, he knows that he isn’t qualified to take the job.

Most of us first off need to realize that we are not qualified. Then when we do realize that part of it, we need to start seeking God because other people’s souls are relying on it. We are not qualified, I know I am not. That is exactly why we need to start and continue to seek God, because without his spirit, we will remain unqualified.