| “And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” – 2 Kings 6:17 |
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| LORD, PLEASE OPEN OUR EYES TO SEE! Elisha’s young helper shook in FEAR for WHAT HE SAW as he looked at the surrounding mountains that were FILLED with the enemy, the Syrian army. As he was crying out “What shall we do (v15) Elisha calmly tells him to calm down as “there is more with us than there are of them.” (v16). Knowing this young helper needed proof Elisha now prays for the Lord to OPEN HIS EYES so he could see that he truly was surrounded, surrounded by the Lord’s army. I love how the next sentence says THEN. THEN starts the response to the prayer. “Then the LORD opened the eyes…and he saw! AND HE SAW – he SAW a new army surrounding them. You can almost see him sighing a sigh of relief!!! Friends, here we have two individuals. One is walking by faith and the other by sight. Maybe today you are more like the young man, and you are walking by sight and undoubtedly there is fear. You see problems rather than possibilities. You see obstacles rather than opportunities. You are sure you are going to be defeated. Your surroundings are calling for you to surrender. Today you very well may need to pray for yourself for God to open your eyes to see WHAT HE SEES and WHAT HE IS DOING. You may be a leader that is working with a team that is more prone to SEEING the earthly surrounding rather than the eternal surrounding. 2 Kings 6:17 is a great prayer to pray. Ask God to open their eyes to see WHAT HE IS DOING!! Point them to see past the present problems to see His promises! Remind them that when they think they are surrounded THEY ARE. Verse to DATE the Word on June 17 (6/17) is 2 Kings 6:17. It says, “And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” O Lord – open my eyes and the eyes of my friends to see WHAT YOU SEE!!! Continue Strong, knowing you are SURROUNDED, SURROUNDED BY GOD. And remember to DATE the Word |