Lenard RavenhillThe opportunity of a lifetime

must be seized within the lifetime of the opportunity.

2 Kings 13:14-20Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

2 Kings 13:14-20Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

2 Kings 13:14-20“Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The LORD’s arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”

2 Kings 13:14-20Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”

2 Kings 13:14-20Elisha died and was buried.

1. Get Urgent | Get GodVerse 14 – “Now Elisha had been suffering

from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him.”

2. Focus your FightVerse 15 – “Get a bow and some arrows.”

3. Peace in the Pool gameVerse 16 – “Elisha put his hands on the king’s

hands.”

4. See it before you Seize it

Verse 17 – “Open the east window.”

5. Open, Shoot, StrikeVerse 17 – “Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot! Elisha said, and he

shot.

6. Take the RiskVerse 17 – “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The LORD’s arrow of victory over Aram!”

7. Action precedes PromiseVerse 17 – “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The LORD’s arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”

8. Stick it out, don’t strike out!Verse 18 – Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped.

Calvin CoolidgeNothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will

not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence

and determination alone are important. The slogan Press On! Has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

9. Blow the lid off your limitsVerse 19 – The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”

10. Move in before it moves out.

Verse 20 – Elisha died and was buried.