Change Of Guards.

Change Of Guards

I Kings 19:15-17 NKJV

[15] Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. [16] Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. [17] It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. 

The devil may play games, or cause confusions, but God still rules in the affairs of men. God knew that Elijah's ministry had come to an end, so He assigns Elijah to anoint the new set of players for the stage. Three new leaders were going to be anointed for the next season of events. There's  concern that Elijah actually did only one of the assignments by throwing his cloak on Elisha. He did however tell Elisha what to do with the one he could not do( 2 Kings :19-10 ). 

   In a blog post of JesusStrong Ministeries,  the writer observes the change from Moses to Joshua.  " God needed a man of battle, God needed a man of war, He needed someone who will say I see the giants, I see my limitations but I see our God!! Our God is much bigger than any giant!! He is unstoppable!! He is unmovable!! God needed someone who is crazy enough to fight from sun up to sun down and then tell the sun to “stand still” cause he is not going to give up or stop fighting until the job is done!! God needed a Joshua so He changed the guard!". God does change guards. Change of guards only happen when theres a new shift. A new shift was about to be born. Elijah s season was over. God assured him however, that He still had seven thousand others in service.

   Changing guards is a  " traditional and formal ceremony that takes place in London, when one set of soldiers guarding a royal building replaces another on duty. It takes place almost every day in summer, and every two days in winter outside Buckingham Palace, and is very popular with tourists". So a fresh set of guards take over duties from the tired ones who retire. This was the road to Elijah's  retirement. Who will be there in your establishment for a change of guard? Think about it. When Christ left, he had the disciples. When the disciples left, they had the church. Who will you have? Good morning.