At first the other “would be prophets” doubted the rapture of Elijah and questioned Elisha repeatedly. They desired a search party to go and find the body. Finally, Elisha let them go in search. When they returned, they had not found a body, confirming what Elisha had told them. Elijah had been raptured. Meanwhile, Elisha waited in Jericho until the search party returned. The people of Jericho told Elisha, “our city is a wonderful place to live. However, there is one problem. Our water is tainted. Because of it our land is barren.” They came to ask Elisha as God’s man to fix the water. To revive the barren land, they needed living waters; but there was only contaminated water. Read 2 Kings 2:19-21.
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. He (Elisha) said, “Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein.” They brought it to him. He went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, “Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.”
The Source of Living Waters
God is the source of living water. His gospel truth is the living water that can heal our barren land. Our land may be rich and a place that is pleasant to live; but if the waters are contaminated with Satan’s lies the land cannot produce fruit. Unfortunately, we, the church, have allowed in the ideologies of the secular humanist movement. Fearing that we might be called hate mongers, we have allowed their ideologies to invade our schools and teach our children that the Bible is not true. Our “so-called” churches have compromised on the truth of the gospel message and we wonder why our land is so divided with hate, anger, and bitterness. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23). But that is not the fruit we see around us.
Our land will remain barren unless the true Christian people as salt stand for the uncompromising truth of the gospel message. We need true revival in our churches, that the living water of God might heal this broken, barren land. We need to be light and salt so all might see, taste, and desire the Living Water that only can be found in Jesus Christ.
Living Waters
Elisha asked for salt. He went to the source of the spring water and poured there the salt that it might heal the waters. The Salt transformed the waters into living waters from which the land would never be barren again. We are to be the salt of the earth. Never compromising on the truth of the gospel message, we are to proclaim that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. We are all sinners and only if we are cleansed by the Blood of Jesus Christ can we find God. But if the salt has lost its savor, it is of no use and will be trodden under the foot of men.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. (Matthew 5:13)
The Gospel Truth
All we like sheep have gone astray. We are all guilty before a Holy, Righteous God. However, He sent His Son to die in our place. There at the cross, justice was satisfied for all who will come, believing that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. “For by Grace are ye saved through faith, not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8). For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but shall have everlasting life” John 3:16. Do you know Him as Savior and Lord? Come drink from the fountain of living water!
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