1 Kings 19:19-21 / Matthew 5:33-37
Elijah calls Elisha: Elisha followed Elijah.
Catherine Marshall’s book A
Man Called Peter tells the story of her husband, who was the
famous chaplain of Congress. It was made into a highly successful movie. One
day, after the movie’s release, Catherine received an unusual letter from a
young assistant sports editor of a newspaper. He told her that it was while
watching the movie of Peter’s life that he felt God’s call to the ministry. The
young man responded and was now happily studying in a seminary. It was under a similar unusual circumstance that
Elisha experienced God’s call, said yes to it, and succeeded Elijah as God’s
prophet to Israel.
