2 Kings 6:17 “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.”
Elisha’s young helper shook in fear. What he saw brought pure fear. As he looked at the surrounding mountains what he saw was the Syrian army surrounding them leading to him crying out “What shall we do (v15). In response Elisha calmly tells him to calm down as “there is more with us than there are of them.” (v16). However, he knew this young helper needed proof. Elisha now prays for the Lord to open his eyes so he can see that he truly was surrounded, surrounded by the Lord’s army.
I love how the next sentence says then — then, in response to the prayer 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 in which 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.
Today you very well may need to pray for yourself for God to open your eyes to see what He sees. You may be a leader who is working with a team that is more prone to seeing the earthly surroundings rather than the eternal surroundings. 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!!!!
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