Having been told that Elisha was in Dothan, the king of Aram despatched his army together with horses and chariots and surrounded that city. Now 2 Kings 6:15 said that early the next morning the servant of Elisha was alarmed to find the Aramean army encircling Dothan. Exclaiming aloud, he asked, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” Elisha pacified him saying, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Turning to pray, the prophet asked the LORD to open the eyes of the servant that he might see. And He did. Immediately, the servant’s eyes were opened, and he could see the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. When the Aramean forces advanced toward Elisha, he again petitioned the LORD saying, “Strike these people with blindness, I pray.” Straightaway, the LORD answered the short request and struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. The prophet proceeded to tell them that they were in the wrong place and led them to Samaria where the prophet's actual home was.
Like
it or not, there will be times in life when we will be overwhelmed by
circumstances that intimidate and terrify us. It’s in those moments that we
need our spiritual eyes to be opened. We need to have a glimpse of the power that
God has left at our disposal. In moments like this we need to pray for insight
to see what’s available to help us solve our intimidating predicament. We have
power available to us more than we can imagine. We can emulate Elisha and pray
for spiritual perception.
Remember how Paul prayed for the
Christians in Ephesus. Here’s how he prayed for them in Ephesians
1:18-21, “I pray that the eyes of your
heart may be enlightened so that you will know what the hope of His
calling is, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance
in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power
toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of
the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ when
He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the
heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion,
and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to
come.”
Even
before we encounter unwelcome circumstances, the best thing to do is to pray
for spiritual perception. We need to pray to know that God is greater than
what’s against us. We need to know the unsurpassed power of God working within
us. Beloved, we are on victory ground. Take heart!
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