How Far Do You Want to Go?

2 Kings 13:14-19

14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.

17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

6” From Gold

• 2 prospector’s
• Worked for years
• Finally hit a solid wall
• Frustration
• Quit
• Went back east & raised families
• Grandchildren got married
• Found a deed to an old mine
• Honeymoon went to Arizona
• Found mine
• Picked up an old pick ax
• Struck the face of the solid wall
• Piece fell off seamed with gold
• Largest lode ever found in Arizona
• 6” away

1 Samuel 17:40-51

40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands.

48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.

• Lion
• Bear
• Philistine
• Accepted the challenge
• Proper equipment
  • Familiar tools
  • Skilled
• Issued a challenge
• Confrontation
• Stone felled the giant
• No sword
  • No completeness
  • Death was the only thing acceptable
  • Goliath was only knocked out
  • What goliath had used to kill, now became the instrument that brought his death
• Battle was not over until goliath had died

How far do you want to go?

We will not be satisfied with:

• Mediocrity
• Normalcy
• Anything less than total, complete revival

The extent of what God will do and how far and fast He will take us, will depend on how far we want to go.

Matthew 19:16-22

16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

• To follow God it requires something of you
• At each step Jesus allowed him the choice to go to the next level
• He passed the 1st 2 with flying colors
• When Jesus required of him the very love of his soul
• He went away sorrowfully
• He came running – eager
• He knelt down – humble
• BUT when his level of commitment was tested he had to leave

HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO GO?

• Bows & arrows
• Declaration of war
• Arrow was deliverance of the lord
• Take arrows of deliverance

SMITE – beat, cast forth, clap, give wounds, kill and slaughter

• Smote 3 times and then stayed
• Was very wroth
• If you had smitten more than 3 times, complete victory would have been yours

DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH…

• We are already involved in a war with the devil
• Maintenance is not an option
• Revival is from God

 WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

• Time frame when the moving of Revival is so strong
• Waters are being troubled
• Expanding faith

HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO GO?

• Churches
• Daily adding to the church

Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Matthew 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

John 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

John 16:23-24

23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

John 16:26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

• How high is your sky?
• How big is your faith?
• How far do you want to go?
• Once in a lifetime chance….
• What will you do with it?

How big can you dream?????