You Got A Friend in Me – Day 5: Let the Right People Call You Out

Mentoring goes both ways. Today we look at the story from Elisha's side: what it means to be the one who is called.

Scripture of the Day

"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."

1 Kings 19:19 (NIV)

Elisha was busy with ordinary work when Elijah found him. A cloak thrown over his shoulders was a call to something bigger. The right people can call the right things out of you. They see what is inside you before you do.

Elisha responded by leaving everything behind. He slaughtered his oxen, burned his plowing equipment to cook the meat, and gave it to the people. Then he followed Elijah and became his servant. He was ready to be entrusted with more because he was willing to serve first.

So give the right people the right to call you up and to call you out. And be the kind of person who is worthy of being entrusted.

Reflection Question

Who has permission to speak honestly into your life? If no one does, who could you invite?

Prayer

Lord, give me the humility to be led and the courage to answer when You call. Put people around me who see what You are doing in me, and make me worthy of what You entrust to me. Amen.

In His grace,

The Brook Miami