Alive To Our History – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Kings 13:21(KJV); And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

Even in death, the anointing upon Elisha had the power to raise a dead man back to life. However, after this incident, nothing is reported about this man.

History was not kind enough to tell a story of how his life was changed when he fell on the bones of a dead man. It is because there was no story to tell.

Some Christians are like this man. They do not know what to do when they “fall on ancient bones”                                              
That is not the order of the spirit. ‘Ancient bones’ still have the power to impart in us if we have the wisdom to know what to do.

When you ‘fall on ancient bones’, you must get understanding of the anointing and graces in which they operated, and define your path.

The man in our theme scripture did not understand who Elisha was in the realm of the spirit and as such, he could not receive from him.

When you ‘fall on ancient bones’, you must know how the imitations of the spirit work and you should be ready to imitate. You shouldn’t read the books of a great man of God simply to be informed about the things he did. You should be crazy enough to want to imitate his faith.

When you ‘fall on ancient bones’, you must have the maturity to receive impartation. Those are not just words you are reading, they are not merely videos you are watching. Your spirit should be open to receive impartation from these men and women of God.

Lastly, when you fall on ancient bones, you must be able to see by the spirit because there is power in what you behold.

When you read of God’s Generals, what do you see? When you read of the pioneers of the faith, what do you see? When you read Foxe’s Book of Martyrs what do you see?

Walk in this understanding because in it is the grace to receive from ‘ancient bones.’

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 15:4, 1 Corinthians 10:11

GOLDEN NUGGET:

‘Ancient bones’ still have the power to impart in us.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for this Word. Thank you for this great wisdom to receive from those who have gone ahead of me. I study patterns of old in this understanding. It is by this knowledge that I flow in both the ancient and new oil. In Jesus’ name, Amen.