Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
The city of Jericho was a pleasant place,
geographically well situated. People including prophets loved the place and
lived there. Yet the water was bad and made the land unproductive. How can a
place so pleasant and geographically well situated be barren? The bad water was
responsible. Fortunately, the men of Jericho were wise people. They presented
the case to Elisha, newly commissioned for great exploits after having been
mentored by Elijah for years. Elijah had departed to heaven in a whirlwind
leaving Elisha with a double portion of his spirit.
Elisha requested for a new bowl and he instructed
them to put salt in the new bowl. He took these to the source of the water,
poured the salt in it and prophesied the healing unction of God upon the waters
and the Bible records that the waters were healed, there was no more death from
water poisoning and the land became productive.
Lessons
Elisha went to the source of the water to throw the
salt in it. Why? The healing of the water had to commence from the source of
the water and progress to every other part of the water. Beloved, problems,
challenges, barriers, blockades, satanic oppositions have to be dealt with and
removed from the root source because when the root source of a challenge is
dealt with, then it is destroyed completely. But if it is handled at the
branches, it will resurface again in an even greater dimension. Therefore, deal
with whatever issues that are troubling your nation from the root.
