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GET YOUR CALL ON: GET YOUR CALL ON: RIDICULOUS COMMITMENTRIDICULOUS COMMITMENT

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15 The LORD said to him, "Go back the

way you came, and go to the Desert of

Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over

Aram.

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16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi

king over Israel, and anoint Elisha

son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as

prophet.

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17 Jehu will put to death any who

escape the sword of Hazael, and

Elisha will put to death any who

escape the sword of Jehu.

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18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel--all whose knees have not bowed down to

Baal and all whose mouths have not

kissed him."

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19 So Elijah went from there and

found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was

plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving

the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him.

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20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father

and mother goodbye,” he said,

“and then I will come with you.” “Go back,” Elijah

replied. “What have I done to you?”

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21 So Elisha left him and went back. He

took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered

them. He burned the plowing equipment to

cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he

set out to follow Elijah and became his

servant.

““GOD IS MY SALVATION”GOD IS MY SALVATION”

1 KINGS 1 KINGS 19:19b19:19b

19b [Elisha] was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving

the twelfth pair.

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19c Elijah went up to him and threw his threw his cloak around himcloak around him.

TWO PRINCIPLES OF TWO PRINCIPLES OF RIDICULOUS COMMITMENTRIDICULOUS COMMITMENT

YOU DON’T HAVE TO

UNDERSTAND FULLYFULLY TO OBEY IMMEDIATELYIMMEDIATELY.

TWO PRINCIPLES TWO PRINCIPLES OF RIDICULOUS OF RIDICULOUS COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT

1 1 KINGS KINGS 19:2019:20

20 Elisha then left his oxenleft his oxen and ran after Elijahran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother

goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with youI will come with you.”

TOTAL TOTAL COMMITMECOMMITMENT NT MEANS

TOTAL TOTAL TRUSTTRUST.

TWO PRINCIPLES TWO PRINCIPLES OF RIDICULOUS OF RIDICULOUS COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT

THOSE GOD USES THE

MOSTMOST ARE THE ONES WHO

HOLD ON TO THE LEASTLEAST.

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1 1 KINGS KINGS 19:2119:21

21 So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and

slaughtered themslaughtered them. He burned the burned the plowing equipmentplowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah

and became his servant.

TOTAL TOTAL COMMITMECOMMITMENT NT MEANS

TOTAL TOTAL SACRIFICESACRIFICE.

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The key to Christian

Living is a Thirst and Hunger for God. And one of the main reasons

people do not understand or experience the sovereignty of grace

and the way it works through the awakening of sovereign joy is that

their hunger and thirst for God is so small.

"Come, all you who"Come, all you whoare thirsty, come to the are thirsty, come to the

waters; and you who have no waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk Come, buy wine and milk

without money and without without money and without cost. Why spend money on cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your what is not bread, and your

labor on what does not labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and and eat what is good, and

your soul will delight in the your soul will delight in the richest of fare.(NIV)richest of fare.(NIV)

ISAIAHISAIAH 55:1-255:1-2

But seek first his But seek first his kingdom and his kingdom and his righteousness, righteousness, and all these and all these things will be things will be

given to you as given to you as well.(NIV)well.(NIV)

MATTHEW MATTHEW 6:336:33

WHAT ARE YOU WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO WILLING TO

“GIVE UP”“GIVE UP” TO TO SHOW YOUR SHOW YOUR

COMMITMENT COMMITMENT TO HIM.TO HIM.

COMMITMECOMMITMENT MEANS NT MEANS

SAYING SAYING “YES” “YES” TO TO

JESUS.JESUS.