II Kings 2-4
When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.” And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw him no more.
II Kings 2:9-12
With Elijah’s being taken up to heaven and Elisha’s receiving of a “double portion” of his spirit, it seems to me that we have here a foreshadowing of Jesus’ Ascension and the subsequent pouring out of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. And lo and behold, today is Pentecost Sunday. How appropriate!
May we, like Elisha, ask for the Holy Spirit. May we willingly and gladly receive the Holy Spirit. May we be filled with the Holy Spirit. May we submit to the Holy Spirit. May we never grieve the Holy Spirit. May we walk in the power of the Holy Spirit. May we share in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. May we enjoy and employ the gifts of the Holy Spirit. May we bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. May we, indeed, live each and every day in the Holy Spirit.
Amen!!! May we, indeed!!!