How To Increase the AnointingThe story continues in the next two verses:
2 KINGS 2:14,15
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote
the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when
he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither:
and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at
Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on
Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the
ground before him.
It wasn't just the mantle—the hairy coat—that divided the
waters; if it had been, everyone could have parted waters,
because they all wore skin coats—it was the anointing that did
it. That's why the sons of the prophets said, "The spirit of Elijah
doth rest on Elisha."
So Elisha did see Elijah caught up into heaven and he did
get a double portion of the anointing to stand in the office of
prophet. And if you'll read the Bible account of his ministry, it's
recorded that he did twice as many miracles as Elijah.
By studying his story, we learn something about getting the
anointing. Elisha stayed right with Elijah. He didn't let the
prophet out of his sight. He followed him closely. The same
spirit got hold of him.
You see, that same anointing—or that same spirit—will
come by ASSOCIATION, ENVIRONMENT, and INFLUENCE.
Did you ever notice that those who work closely with me
have the same anointing on them that I have on me? In fact,
there are some anointings in some ministries that have left me—
I don't even have them anymore. My workers got them! That's
absolutely the truth. But that's the way you get anointings.
Smith Wigglesworth's Mantle
Frequently when some great man or woman of God passes
off the scene, like Elijah did, you will hear preachers say, "I
wonder upon whom his mantle will fall?" We've all heard that
said. But just because we've heard something said and have