0811 这种经历必须临到
以利亚就乘旋风升天去了。以利沙……以后不再见他了。《列王纪下 2:11-12》
你依靠你的「以利亚」，只要神将他赐给你，那没有错。但请记住，总有一天他必须离开，他将不再是你的引导和领导，因为神不打算让他留下来；即使想到这一点会导致你说：「没有我的『以利亚』，我就无法继续下去。」然而神说你必须继续前行。
独自在你的「约旦河」（列王记下 2:14）。约旦河代表了分离的形式，在那里你与其他任何人都没有相交，也没有人可以承担你的责任。你现在必须测试你在「以利亚」身边所你学到的东西。你曾一次又一次地和以利亚过约旦河，但现在你正独自面对它。说你无法前行不能过去是没有用的——经历就在这里，你必须去。如果你真的想知道神是否就是你信心所相信祂是的神，那么就单独穿越你的「约旦河」吧。
独自在你的「耶利哥」（列王记下 2:15）。耶利哥代表着你曾看见你的「以利亚」做伟大事情的地方。然而，当你独自来到你的「耶利哥」时，你强烈地不愿意采取主动去信靠神，反之，你在等待别人来代替你。但如果你忠于你在「以利亚」身边学到的东西，你就会像以利沙一样得到一个记号，表明神与你同在。
独自在你的「伯特利」（列王记下 2:23）。在你的「伯特利」，你会发现自己已无计可施，但却是神智慧的开端。当你束手无策并感到倾向于恐慌时——不要！要忠于神，祂会以一种使你的生活成为敬拜的表达方式显明祂的真理。将你在「以利亚」身边学到的东西付诸实践——用他的外衣并祷告（见列王纪下 2:13-14）。要下定决心信靠神，甚至不再寻找以利亚。
来自章伯斯的智慧
我是越来越爱神作为圣洁的神，还是爱一个和蔼可亲的存在者，祂说：「哦，好吧，罪并不重要？」《真的门徒》
0811 This Experience Must Come
Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha…saw him no more. —2 Kings 2:11-12
It is not wrong for you to depend on your “Elijah” for as long as God gives him to you. But remember that the time will come when he must leave and will no longer be your guide and your leader, because God does not intend for him to stay. Even the thought of that causes you to say, “I cannot continue without my ‘Elijah.’” Yet God says you must continue.
Alone at Your “Jordan” (2 Kings 2:14). The Jordan River represents the type of separation where you have no fellowship with anyone else, and where no one else can take your responsibility from you. You now have to put to the test what you learned when you were with your “Elijah.” You have been to the Jordan over and over again with Elijah, but now you are facing it alone. There is no use in saying that you cannot go— the experience is here, and you must go. If you truly want to know whether or not God is the God your faith believes Him to be, then go through your “Jordan” alone.
Alone at Your “Jericho” (2 Kings 2:15). Jericho represents the place where you have seen your “Elijah” do great things. Yet when you come alone to your “Jericho,” you have a strong reluctance to take the initiative and trust in God, wanting, instead, for someone else to take it for you. But if you remain true to what you learned while with your “Elijah,” you will receive a sign, as Elisha did, that God is with you.
Alone at Your “Bethel” (2 Kings 2:23). At your “Bethel” you will find yourself at your wits’ end but at the beginning of God’s wisdom. When you come to your wits’ end and feel inclined to panic— don’t! Stand true to God and He will bring out His truth in a way that will make your life an expression of worship. Put into practice what you learned while with your “Elijah”— use his mantle and pray (see 2 Kings 2:13-14). Make a determination to trust in God, and do not even look for Elijah anymore.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Am I becoming more and more in love with God as a holy God, or with the conception of an amiable Being who says, “Oh well, sin doesn’t matter much”? Disciples Indeed, 389 L