And Elisha... saw him no more.

2Ki 2:12 NKJV

Elijah and Elisha were out walking together when 'a chariot of fire... separated the two... Elijah went... into heaven. And Elisha... saw him no more' (vs.11-12 NKJV). Oswald Chambers writes: 'It's not wrong to depend on your 'Elijah' as long as God gives him to you. But God doesn't intend him to stay, and although the thought causes you to say, 'I can't continue,' you must.' There are times in life when we must go on alone, and draw from God the strength to do it. Here are three Bible examples: (1) Alone at the Jordan. Here Elisha 'took up the mantle of Elijah... struck the water... the water... divided... and Elisha crossed over' (2Ki 2:13-14 NKJV). The river Jordan represents death. When you lose someone you loved and depended on, you ask, 'How can I go on alone?' You're not alone, God is with you! (2) Alone at Jericho. Here God used Elisha to purify the town's poisoned water system (See 2Ki 2:19-22). Big shoes! You're not sure you can fill them. This is when God says to you what He said to Joshua, Israel's new leader: 'As I was with Moses, so I will be with you' (Jos 1:5 NKJV). (3) Alone at Bethel. Here Elisha was publicly humiliated, yet God vindicated him (See 2Ki 2:23). Bethel, which means 'The House of God,' is where we go for strength, yet often get disappointed in people. Nevertheless, we must go on with God, knowing He will never fail us. Richard Exley says, 'If we've come often to God in the sunshine, our anxious feet will find the familiar pathway in the darkest night, because going to Him has become second nature to us.'