Some of the most lasting effects of the Prophet Elijah’s ministry occurred after what seemed like his greatest defeat. He had already had striking victories as he, under the anointing of God, appeared to defeat the ruling political spirit of his day! A spirit that not only would not tolerate that which was good but actively imprisoned and killed any who stood up for the morality delivered to their nation by God himself.
Sadly, that battle took much out of the beloved man of God and being physically and emotionally spent he experienced a time of great depression and foreboding. What he needed was not another strikingly miraculous victory but a time of peace and solitude where he could hear the voice of God and learn that the most powerful victories are not those gained in the public eye but in the ability to hear that “still, small voice” of His God.
What Elijah heard was that the most impactful action he could take for God was to anoint those men God had chosen to shape the world of His beloved nation. The choosing is of God; the anointing is by His children. The way that men and women are anointed in the political process in our nation is not necessarily the pouring of oil over their head by a national prophet but rather by the simplicity of our powerful right to “vote”. Have you ever thought about that?
Just as it took great strength and courage for Elijah to arise out of his cave of isolation to anoint God’s chosen leaders, it will take great courage for us to face the intimidation of our day and vote the men and women into office that God has placed His seal upon. Even so the vote to appoint Brett Kavanaugh as our next chief justice took amazing courage and resolve in the face of the most bitter and spiteful opposition ever experienced in the Supreme Court process. Yet all of this was prophesied in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 in astonishing accuracy! Hear the voice of today’s headlines in the scriptures below.
“But you need to be aware that in the final days the culture of society will become extremely fierce and difficult for the people of God. People will be self-centered lovers of themselves a and obsessed with money. They will boast of great things as they strut around in their arrogant pride and mock all that is right. They will ignore their own families. They will be ungrateful and ungodly. They will become addicted to hateful and malicious slander. Slaves to their desires, they will be ferocious, belligerent haters of what is good and right. With brutal treachery, they will act without restraint, bigoted and wrapped in clouds of their conceit. They will find their delight in the pleasures of this world more than the pleasures of the loving God. They may pretend to have a respect for God, but, they want nothing to do with God’s power. Stay away from people like these!” (The Passion Translation New Testament; emphasis mine)
“ Addicted to hateful and malicious slander – mock all that is right – fierce and difficult – haters of what is good and right –bigoted and wrapped in clouds of their deceit”. Could there be any words that more accurately describe the nomination and election of Brett Kavanaugh? Dear ones, we have lived through one of the most stunning fulfilment of prophesies ever recorded, seen it with our own eyes and experienced it with raw and stunning emotion. What is the lesson we are to learn from all of this?
First, that for many days the nomination hung on just three votes and in many ways just one. As stated before the way you and I participate in the anointing process is not with the bottle of anointing oil but rather with the sacred privilege of the prayerful “vote”. What if it is your vote that swings the nation toward Godly renewal and revival? What if you fail to exercise that Godly command to “go and anoint”? Yes, it will take great faith to believe that your vote makes the difference but that is the whole point of what God is saying to us at this time: You have great value. Your choice to anoint who God chooses is vital. When God desires to do something in the earth He searches for a man or a woman who will agree with Him and then he accomplishes His purposes through their humble obedience.
Second, that God chooses some unusual men in the political process. The men that Elijah was told to anoint were far from Godly men: Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha.
One was a military leader, the second a political leader and the third a spiritual leader. Of course, the spiritual leader must have the Godly qualities to serve in the office of a Prophet but strangely neither Hazael nor Jehu were Godly men. It will take great discernment and wisdom to understand these things and be able to co-operate with God in His wisdom.
Thirdly, it will often take great lengths of time for these things to take place and we must not allow ourselves to become less vigilant in our calling to stand in the gap and make up the hedge.
Jesus told His disciples that He would send Elijah before His coming and that Elijah would “restore all things”. We are presently walking in the Prophetic season Jesus prophesied. The Elijah anointing is available to us all will you walk in it?
“Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.” Matthew 17:11-12 NKJV
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Apostle Robert D. Rogers
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