Dear Friends who visit here,
Today is the 47th Year of My Call to Serve the LORD
And thank God for His Manifold Revelations
Just few days back I got another Glimpse of HIS POWER
The First Stanza of LIFE’s Desire came to mind
“I need the promised Holy Ghost
To stir the gift, O LORD of hosts”
See the whole poem
LIFE’S DESIRE
1.) I need the promised Holy Ghost;
To stir the gift, O LORD of hosts.
Create in me concrete desire;
To be for Thee a flame of fire.
2.) I need the presence of His Son;
From world and sin and self to turn.
To live by faith through God’s great grace;
And walk with Him in grateful praise.
3.) I need my Father’s guiding grace;
To spur me on the upward way.
Show me the path to man’s chief end;
Stay by my side, dear Heavenly Friend.
4.) Though weak and weary I fight on;
Till some from this wide world I’ve won.
Averting men from God’s great wrath
And turn them to the heavenly path.
5.) The promise of an endless life;
God welcomes you to claim the prize.
A thousand million years and more;
With Christ forever, forever more
Calvin E.Y. Tan
This poem could be sung to the tune of “O MASTER, LET ME WALK WITH THEE “
The phrase LORD of hosts mean
LORD of ARMIES!
Indeed!
Our LORD is THE LORD OF ARMIES
In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus said, King James Version
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? (Matthew 26:53)
One legion numbers 6,000 in the Roman Army. 6 Legions mean 72,000 Angels
Jesus did not says only 12 legion, he said MORE THAN 12 legions of Angels. In fact at His Command ALL THE ENTIRE ARMY OF ANGELS WILL ACT AS ONE INSTANTLY!
SUCH IS THE POWER OF OUR LORD GOD THE CREATOR
Now though I wrote these words
“I need the promised Holy Ghost (or Holy Spirit)
To stir the gift, O LORD of hosts”
in year 1977 on Mt Faber (Spore)
I only came to experience its Power as Life progresses
On reading again how Elisha asked for a double portion of the Holy Spirit
He had to pursue & pursue
3 Times Elijah told him to tarry or to wait.
3 Times Elisha insisted he must FOLLOW Elijah
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2 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
GILGAL, BETHEL & JERICHO. ELISHA WAS TOLD NOT TO FOLLOW BUT TO STAY & WAIT. NO. ELISHA OVERCAME & PURSUED 3 OBJECTIONS: HE WANTED TO FOLLOW ELIJAH CLOSELY
HOW DIFFERENT IT WAS WHEN ELIJAH FIRST CALLED ELISHA TO THE MINISTRY.
INSTEAD OF RISING UP IMMEDIATELY TO FOLLOW ELIJAH ELISHA WENT BACK TO SETTLE HIS AFFAIR; BURNT HIS BRIDGES & BADE FAREWELL TO FAMILY & FRIENDS
BUT HE REDEEMED HIMSELF BY BREAKING THROUGH ALL RESISTANCE IN THE PURSUIT OF GOD’S WILL & POWER.
THIS SAME HAPPENED TO PETER AFTER HE DENIED CHRIST 3 TIMES & JESUS DREW OUT HIS LOYALTY BY ASKING PETER 3 TIMES, “SIMON LOVEST THOU ME”
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
Before Elijah left for heaven he asked Elisha to make one final request
Elisha said
“I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.”
How was the prayer answered
Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
And it was fulfilled (Ask and you shall be given.)
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
What did Elisha see?
Answer: BEHOLD, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Ha! It was a chariot of fire, and horses of fire
Elijah had a chariot of fire but Elisha got MANY CHARIOTS OF FIRE
In fact a whole mountain filled with Chariots of Fire
WITH THE LORD OF ARMIES & ARMIES OF THE LIVING GOD
ELISHA DID DOUBLE THE MIRACLES THAT ELIJAH DID
ELIJAH HAD 8 MAJOR MIRACLES WHILE ELISHA HAS 16
ELIJAH CAUSE THE LITTLE FLOUR & OIL IN THE WIDOW & HER ONLY SON’S HOME TO BE REPLENISHED DAY BY DAY UNTIL RAIN ARRIVED
ELISHA DID FOR ANOTHER WIDOW AND HER TWO SONS BY MULTIPLY OIL INSTANTLY MORE THAN ENOUGH TO PAY THEIR CREDITORS & HAVING MORE THAN ENOUGH TO LIVE OUT THE REST OF THEIR LIVES ON EARTH
THIS IS THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE POWER OF A MAN WITH DOUBLE PORTION IN COMPARISON TO A MAN FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
TO SERVE GOD WE NEED HIS HOLY SPIRIT WITH THE ATTENDANT HEAVENLY SOLDIERS
HOW?
BY TOTAL & COMPLETE SURRENDER OF OUR LIVES, OUR POSSESSIONS & MONIES
EVERYTHING MUST BE LAID ON THE ALTAR OF DEDICATION & SACRIFICE WHICH IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO
BUT ALL WILL BE MADE WILLING IN THE TIME OF HIS VISITATION
MAY WE PRAY
“I NEED THE PROMISED HOLY SPIRIT
TO STIR THE GIFT, O LORD OF ARMIES
AMEN & AMEN
Calvin Tan