The placing of the mantle upon those who desire the benefit thereof.
Whenever I think of the putting on of the mantle, I am always taken back to the old testament story in the book of;
2Ki 2:13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
This story tells us of some great things that the Man of God did after receiving this mantle and having the desire in his heart to have it and the power or the blessing that was also associated with having it. It was a special piece of clothing or a garment that had significant value and representation. Keep in mind, it was NOT the cloth itself, but what it meant and it's ability to fulfill what God himself desired.
It was representative of the very Power of God! It did not come without price, it wasn't just a piece of cloth, but it had the significance like nothing else. This is one of the reasons why Elisha desired to have it when his master was taken away from him.
If I may use a personal example: I am so thankful for the Anointing of God that I am able to walk in during those times that I begin to minister the Word of God under the very power of God that he choses to send down upon his servant to bring forth a message to a people that are hungry to hear thus saith the Lord.
This is also why one is not able to just "muster" it up, as the saying goes, you don't fabricate the Anointing of God or the Mantle that he choses to send. That is why I take it so seriously!
Somebody asked me the other day if I still get a little uneasy when I preach, my answer was this, even after over three decades of Ministering the word of God, Yes! I still get a little uneasy, because I know, that if God doesn't do the work, it just won't get done! I know that I am not able to do it without him.
But what a feeling when the Holy Ghost begins to minister through the vessel that has allowed God to work through. Oh! what JOY!!
In this same understanding, when you have been overwhelmed with the pressures of life, or the battles that come to try and wear you out, there is a mantle that we are able to put on that gives us the blessing of praise in the midst of these types of trials.
Isa 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
If you're feeling like the battle that you're facing is more than you can bare, you need to ask God to give you that garment of praise that you may rejoice and claim the victory that God himself desires for us as his children to walk in.
Speaking of garments, we are to walk in the victory that God has given to us through the price he paid.
These next few verses also helps us to understand that there is another putting on of Christ that has tremendous value to us as christians.
Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
I want to forever enjoy the putting on of the mantle that God desires for us to walk in and to feel that precious power that he has given to them that will trust him in their lives.
Praying with you in mind,
Ev. Frank Mc Gee ~
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