Archive for December 24th, 2009
What can you do to enhance your most significant relationships? (101-4)
The Bible is all about relationships. God is a personal being who has paid a great price to make it possible for us to enter a relationship with Him through the merits of Jesus Christ. He wants this relationship, in turn, to be made visible in our relationships with others. The leader that ultimately wins in this lifetime isn’t the one with the most toys but the leader with the best relationships. Read 1 Kings 19:19-21.
This passage marks a permanent transition in the lives of two men. When Elijah approached Elisha and threw his cloak around this young man, they both knew that their lives would change forever. Elijah had become a mentor and Elisha his disciple, and this relationship continued to grow until Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind three years later (see 2 Kings 2:1-15).