The Gap and Your Mantle

The Gap and your Mantle…

We often recognize a difference between the life we’re currently living and the life described in the Bible – a life of victory, purity, love, and influence.  This gap between who we are and who we aspire to be, the saint we know we should be, can be disheartening. 

However, instead of despairing, we should find encouragement in this very gap.  Think of Elijah casting his mantle over Elisha.  Elisha likely felt unworthy of such a significant calling, symbolized by the mantle. Yet, through God’s grace, he rose to the occasion. 

Similarly, if we didn’t have a calling on our lives, there would be no gap. We would simply be as we are, nothing more.  The very existence of this gap signifies something greater, a higher calling that God has placed upon each of us.

If our current lives perfectly matched our calling, there would be no room for growth, no journey to embark on.  Therefore, this gap is actually good news! 

It means we are destined for more.  And even better news:  God’s Holy Spirit will empower us to close that gap, to grow into the people He has called us to be.

My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9

Lord, I acknowledge the gap between where I am and where I long to be, between the person I am and the person you have called me to be.  I thank you that this gap is not a sign of failure but a sign of your great purpose for my life.  I recognize the calling you have placed upon me, a calling that stretches me beyond my current abilities.  I ask for the power of your Holy Spirit to fill this gap, to equip me, and to transform me into the person you created me to be.  Help me to embrace the journey, trust in your grace, and walk in the fullness of my calling.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Today, ask God to fill in the gap between you and your calling and believe in His power to do it.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼