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  ELISHA, TARRY HERE, I PRAY THEE.
  by F.B. Meyer
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of perseverance,
consecration, and devotion in the Christian life, and the rewards that
come from successfully standing the test.

Topics: "Perseverance", "Spiritual Growth"
Scripture References: 2 Kings 2:2-6, Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 4:15, Philippians 3:13-14, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Hebrews 12:1-2, James 1:12, 2 Peter 3:18

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F.B. Meyer emphasizes the importance of perseverance and the refusal to
settle for less than God's best in the sermon 'Elisha, Tarry Here, I
Pray Thee.' He highlights how the repeated call to 'tarry here' serves
as a test of our commitment to consecration, prayer, and becoming more
Christ-like. Meyer warns against the voices that urge us to pause in our
spiritual journey, reminding us that true growth requires continual
advancement and a willingness to sacrifice. The sermon encourages
believers to actively choose to pursue a deeper relationship with God,
just as Elisha did with Elijah, in order to receive the fullness of the
Spirit. Ultimately, it is a call to reject complacency and strive for
the higher calling in Christ.

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Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee. 2 Kings ii. 2, 4, 6.

THRICE Elijah spoke thus to his friend and disciple, to test him.
Perseverance, tenacity of purpose, a refusal to be content with anything
short of the best, are indispensable conditions for the attainment of
the highest possibilities of experience and service. And perpetually in
our life's discipline these words come back on us, Tarry here! Not that
God desires us to tarry, but because He desires each onward step to be
the choice and act of our own will.

Tarry here in Consecration. ‑‑ "You have given so much; is
it not time that you refrained from further sacrifices? Ungird your
loins, sit down and rest, forbear from this strenuous following after.
Spare thyself; this shall not come to thee."

Tarry here in the Life of Prayer. ‑‑ "It is waste time to
spend so much time at the footstool of God. You have done more than
most, desist from further intercession and supplication."

Tarry here in the attainment of the likeness of Christ. ‑‑
"It will cost you so much, if all that is not Christ‑like is to
pass away from your life."

Such voices are perpetually speaking to us all. And if we heed them, we
are at once shut out of that crossing the Jordan, that rapturous
intercourse with heaven, that reception of the double portion of the
Spirit, which await those who have successfully stood the test. The law
of the Christian life is always Advance; always leaving that which is
behind; always reckoning that you have not attained; always following on
to know the Lord, growing in grace and in the knowledge of the blessed
Saviour, and saying to the Spirit of God, as Elisha to Elijah, I will
not leave thee.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/fb-meyer/elisha-tarry-here-i-pray-thee/
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