[2Ki 2:1-8 NASB95]

• When you use the purpose of God in your life combined with the power of the Holy Spirit, you will overcome anything.

• What was the mantle?

o “The cloak, that outward sign of the prophet’s office, became the vehicle of the Spirit’s power which works unseen, and with which the prophet was inspired.” K&D OT Commentary

o Two things: 1. His calling (office, purpose); 2. The power of the Holy Spirit on him (the anointing).

• He used the symbol of his calling and the anointing to counter the obstacle.

o He rolled it up tight. (LEH Sept. Lexi. 3rd ed.)

o Stuck the water.

o The water parted. “This was a most astonishing miracle and could be performed only by the almighty power of God.” Adam Clark

How can we overcome obstacles with our mantle?

Here are three ways we can overcome obstacles with our mantle.

I. Stay focused on the purpose and anointing in your life.

a. Elijah carried his mantle. He rolled it up tight.

b. Discover the call of God.

i. Know that you have a calling.

ii. [Rom 12:6-8 NASB95]

iii. [1Co 12:28 NASB95]

c. Daily spend time in the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

i. [2Co 1:21-22 NASB95]

ii. [1Jo 2:20, 27 NASB95]

iii. [Psa 23:5 NASB95]

iv. Become a keeper of the anointing: [1Ch 27:28 NASB95]

II. Use the purpose and the anointing in your life.

a. Elijah hit the water (an obstacle) with the mantle. Similar to Moses’ rod and Joshua using the Ark.

b. Walk in the grace and stay in the place of your purpose.

i. [1Pe 4:10-11 NASB95]

ii. It might look like someone else (here, when Elisha does the same thing) or different as in Saul and David (armor).

iii. Walk in what God has for you. Bevere: Accountant John vs Pastor John

c. Release the anointing of God in prayer and other spiritual applications.

i. [Isa 10:27 NASB95].

ii. [Exo 30:25 NASB95]

iii. [Lev 14:14-17 NASB95]

d. Every mantle has the power of God. Gaius was not a preacher; he was a businessman. He used his anointing (business) to fund the kingdom. God blessed him in every way. [3Jo 1:2 NASB95]

III. Expect the obstacles to be removed and you to go forward.

a. Elijah and Elisha walked through the water on dry ground.

b. Resist hopelessness. Your obstacle can not handle the purpose of God and the power of God in your life. God expects you to use your purpose and anointing as long as you have breath in your body.

c. Release your faith in the impossible. As you walk in the purpose of God under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, nothing will be impossible.

• God wants you to overcome every obstacle with the purpose of God and the anointing of God.