I want all of us to realize we are all on earth on assignment. You're not here simply to do what you

feel like doing. You're here to accomplish God's purpose. You were created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for you to do.

We know that from Ephesians 2 and 10.

And so all of us ought to be about doing the will of God.

No matter our age, gender, or income level, all of us are on assignment.

And sometimes the last job gives us is to find someone to take our place.

Hello, and thanks for stopping by for today's Destin for Victory,

where we feature the preaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard.

Well, Elijah was the boldest of all the Old Testament prophets.

He defeated 450 prophets of bail.

He prayed and rain fell in Israel for the first time

in three and a half years. He served God faithfully all his life, and then God asked him to find a successor.

His story comes your way next. Remember to come see us at Pastor Paul.net to listen to your recent

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pastor paul with today's destined for victory message success requires successors first kings 19

beginning at verse 19. So Elijah departed from there, that is from

Mount Horrib, and he found Elisha, the son of Sheffat, who was plowing with 12 yoke of oxen before him,

and he was with the 12th. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle

on him and he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, let me kiss my father and my mother

and then I will follow you. And Elijah to him go back again what have I done

to you so Elisha turned back from him took a yoke of oxen slaughtered them and boiled their flesh

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