1. Serving God can be a lot like riding a roller coaster until we realize that it is not about us, it is about God.

• At times serving God takes us to the pinnacle (victory on Mt. Carmel).
• Sometimes serving God places us in the wilderness (loneliness in Beersheba).
• Then God pulls us back to the pinnacle (revelation on Mt. Sinai).

Action: Do some self‑reflection. What does it look like to put your eyes on God right here and now?

2. There are times when we can clearly see God building to something great.

• God provides people who can be trained to be the next generation (the Call of Elisha).
• Sometimes God removes major obstacles (the fall of Ahab).
• At times God so clearly demonstrates His sovereign power that He cannot be denied (the judgment of Ahaziah).

Action: How have you seen God building something great?

3. However, the focus always has been and must always be on God not the mere servant (2 Kings 2:1‑18).

• God continues his work through those who are willing to work (2:1‑2, 4‑6).
• God will preserve His work, it is not for humans to bear that burden themselves (2:3).
• God qualifies the called (2:7‑10).

Action: Just do it (2:11‑18)!

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