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All resources have a source from where they emanate. For example, every resource that comes from Satan originates from a lie! That is what Jesus is revealing to us in the Scripture above. The devil cannot tell the truth even if he wanted to: There is no truth in him Jesus told us. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources.

 

And by implication Jesus is telling all those who employ demonic resources, that when they do, they are making Satan their father or source and becoming one with him by entertaining his evil desires.

 

Psalm 7:14 “Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.”

 

James 1:15 “Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”

 

This principle of source and resource is a very important one to understand, because Scripture makes it very clear that employing the wrong resources—even if for the right reasons—can get us into a great deal of trouble. That is why it has a warning alongside it.

 

James 1:16-17 “Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift (source) and every perfect gift (resource) is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”

 

Only God is Good and He is the only source of good, and every good gift comes from God and is a perfect gift—resource—that can be used for our benefits.

 

2 Kings 2:21-22 “Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast the salt there, and said, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’” So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.”

 

We see this spiritual principle of source and resource at work very clearly at the beginning of the ministry of Elisha; after receiving a double portion of the anointing of God when Elijah was taken up to heaven. The water source for the village was contaminated and both the people and the environment were affected with barrenness. This was probably a test from the sons of the prophets to see if their new leader was now connected to the same spiritual anointing that his predecessor Elijah possessed.

 

2 Kings 2:19-20 “Then the men of the city said to Elisha, ‘please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground baren.’ And he said, ‘Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.’ So they brought it to him.”

 

Salt represents an antidote to corruption, placing salt at the source of the contaminated water spoke to the fact that whatever corruption existed in Elisha’s ministry had been dealt with by his persistence to receive a double portion of God’s anointing. Elijah’s desire was to meet the source, not just receive the resource.

 

2 Kings 2:10-11 “So he said, ‘You have asked a hard thing, nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.’ Then it happened, as they continue on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”

 

I believe that Elisha’s desire for the double portion was based on the fact that he wanted to meet the source himself. When dealing with the miracle that they needed, he asked for a new bowl. You do not insert new wine into old wine skins. The source always precedes the resource!

 

2 Kings 2:12 “And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, ‘My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!’ So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.”

 

Pay close attention to Elisha’s cry: My father, my father; My source and my resource! Then he tore his own clothes into two pieces. Traded of himself the old source with all of the old resources and embraced the new dimension of God’s call and ministry for his life.

 

2 Kings 2:13-14 “He also took up the mantel of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. Then he took the mantel of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, ‘Where is the Lord God of Elijah?’ And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.”

 

I believe that our God is calling His church to a new and greater dimension of spirituality. He wants to equip us with all the great and powerful resources that He has stored in His heavenly granaries for these end times that we are living in.

 

Are we, as His holy church, ready to call on the apostolic mantel to fall upon us one more time? Are we willing to tear, in two pieces, our own old clothes or covering? I believe that deep within our hearts we long to cry out: Where is the God of the apostles?

 

There is only One that is Good! Only One who is the source for all the benefits—resources—that we need to fulfil our destiny as God’s witnesses to this last generation!

 

Job 28:5-6 “As for the earth, from it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire; Its stones are the source of sapphires, and it contains gold dust.”

 

In the preceding verses Job is talking about mining the earth that produces bread on the surface. And that by digging, or mining, or much travelling, we turn the rocks into precious stones and gold dust. He also says that the source that produces the treasures is: As by fire, stones are turned into precious stones! The gold dust represents the proclamation of the Gospel.

 

Matthew 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

 

What was this solid rock revelation that Peter received? That Jesus is the Source and the resource!

 

Matthew 16:16 “Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

 

It is no coincidence that the first temptation that Satan tried against Jesus was that of turning stones into bread.

 

Matthew 4:4 “But He answered and said, ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

 

Once this revelation enters our hearts—that Jesus is the source, and all the good resources can only come from Him—then our desire should be to dig deep into the well of God’s salvation.

 

Revelation 2:17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written that which no one knows except him who receives.”

 

Matthew 3:11 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

 

The end time battle of the last generation will be fought by the saints who go deep into the mine—the source—and they will be filled with God’s holy fire of purification. How can I qualify to receive this powerful end time resource?

 

Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

 

There has to be a desperate need and urgency in the hearts of those who love His appearing. A deep spiritually born desire and a knowing that the end of all things has come. Do you believe?

 

Revelation 5:9-10 “And they sang a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.’”