II Kings 2:1?12 (9)
Elijah the senior prophet made such a profound impression upon the junior prophet Elisha that when he died Elisha’s last request was that he could have a “double portion of his spirit.” To want to be like someone is impressive. To want to have their spirit doubled tells of the awesome influence Elijah wielded.
Quite often you can assume what people have made an impression on people by who they quote. Sometimes this is even seen in physical mannerisms that are unknowingly assumed. During my college days at Kansas City College and Bible School I was privileged to sit under the teaching of some men of great spiritual prowess. I have noticed since those days that students who attended the college with me were marked by these men as well. A pithy quote from Dr. Omar Lee is often tossed into a conversations by one of his former students. Many are the stories that are shared in and out of the pulpit by Dr. Robert E. Carroll’s preacher boys. The classes that began on our knees and continued on through the next period are memories that glow brightly.
To know people of spiritual stature is noteworthy. To emulate them desiring to attain spiritual vistas that they were unable to reach is desirable. “Lord, could we have a double portion of their spirit?”
by Dr. Gayle Woods