Di Chariot of Fire

Two men stand for di bank of one river. One of dem remove im cloak, roll am, and use am strike di water. And di river open in front of dem.

Elijah work don almost finish. Di Lord wan take am go heaven inside whirlwind, and somehow, e be like say everybody know. Elijah young apprentice, Elisha, don dey with am since di day wey Elijah throw im cloak for im shoulder for one farm wey dem dey plough. Now di two of dem dey waka together from Gilgal. And Elijah talk, Stay here. Di Lord don send me go Bethel. But Elisha answer, As Di Lord dey alive, and as you dey alive, I no go leave you. So dem continue together.

For Bethel, one group of prophets come out meet dem. Dem draw Elisha aside. You know say Di Lord go take your master from you today? Yes, I know, Elisha talk. No talk am. Again Elijah tell am make e stay back, because Di Lord don send am go Jericho. Again Elisha refuse. For Jericho, another group of prophets talk di same thing, and Elisha give di same answer. And di third time Elijah talk, Stay here. Di Lord don send me go di Jordan. And di third time, I no go leave you. So di two of dem continue to waka, as fifty of di prophets stand for far dey watch.

For di Jordan, Elijah roll im cloak and strike di water. Di river divide, and di two of dem cross over for dry ground. For di other side, Elijah turn face im friend. Tell me, wetin I fit do for you before dem take me from you? Elisha no ask for money, or fame, or easy life. Abeg, make I inherit double portion of your spirit. Elijah talk, You don ask hard thing. But if you see me when dem dey take me from you, e go be your own. If you no see me, e no go be your own.

Dem continue to waka dey talk. And suddenly, one chariot of fire and horses of fire appear come between dem. Elijah go up to heaven inside whirlwind. Elisha see am, and e cry out, My papa! My papa! Di chariots and di horsemen of Israel! And then Elijah don go. Elisha hold im own cloth tear am into two. E dey mourn. Then e bend down pick Elijah cloak, wey don fall for ground.

E waka go back to di bank of di Jordan, di cloak dey im hand. E strike di water with am and call out, Where Di Lord, di God of Elijah, dey? And di water divide, just as e do before. Elisha cross over. Di prophets from Jericho, wey dey watch from di other side, talk, Di spirit of Elijah dey rest on Elisha. Dem come meet am and bow reach ground before am. But dem no fit really believe say Elijah don go true true. Make we send fifty strong men make dem search. Maybe di Spirit of Di Lord don drop am for one mountain or for one valley. No send dem, Elisha talk. Dem continue to press am until e shame am to refuse. For three days di men search, dem no find anything. When dem come back, Elisha talk, I no tell una make una no go?

Elisha request for double portion fit sound like greed, as if e want big two times pass Elijah. But for Israel, di double portion na di share of inheritance wey belong to di first son. Di law of Moses talk say di first son go collect double portion of everything wey im papa get. So Elisha dey ask make dem treat am as Elijah true heir, di one wey go carry im work continue. Dat one help explain why e cry out, My papa!, and why di cloak wey fall come meet am mean so much.

Di chariot of fire. You go find am for Second Kings, chapter two, verse one reach eighteen. Three times dem tell Elisha make e stay back, and three times e refuse. E stay close reach di very end, and then e pick up di cloak and continue di work. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Who God don give you to learn from, and how you fit continue di good wey dem start?