2 Kings 6: 16-17, “He replied, ‘Do not be afraid, for there
are more with us than there are with them…So the Lord opened the eyes of the
servant, and he saw; the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all
around Elisha.
As Elisha’s servant woke to find an army circling the city,
swords at hand, he naturally became concerned. All he could consider was the
situation immediately before him and could not see any solution.
How often do we also face the day only considering the
swords drawn against us: at work, at home, with extended family. Medical,
physical, emotional, relational and spiritual battles can wear us down with
such fatigue that we too are blind to any alternatives other than attack or
defend.
But Elisha stood within another reality and shared it with
his servant.
How would we react to ongoing threats, daily burdens, and
sudden danger if we also saw God’s fire surrounding us? In Ephesians six we are
given the details of the armor He provides: truth, righteousness, preparation
of the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, “and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
As the world’s demands circle us with enticement and
pressure and false choices we are not left defenseless. Yet not to fight back
with similar weapons. Instead we ask the Lord to open our eyes to see His
solution.
Psalm of Worship: Psalm 68:19-20
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,
The God who is our salvation.
God is to us a God of deliverances;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
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