2 Kings 6:15-17 - And when the servant of the man of God arose
early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and
chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we
do?" So he answered, "Do not
fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." 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 …trained by the great Elijah…had a heart that could
see the very love of God manifested in the things around him. He had no longer calmed the fear of one of
his student’s ….who thought he had lost a friends ax head…than he had to
counsel his own servant. The servant was afraid that they would lose the battle
that was to happen that day….when he saw the many soldiers surrounding the
city. So Elisha prayed for God to open his eyes ….so he could see the chariots of
fire that surrounded the army that waited to attack them.
Sometimes our fears grip us so solidly that we fail to open
our eyes to the protection and provision of the father. We stop thinking with
our heart…the one that we gave to God…and begin to let satan manipulate us with
our head. Then our head rationalizes and twists the love of God into forgetting
the power God has to take care of our needs. The fear grows scales over our eyes….and keeps
us from seeing and feeling the great power of God in our lives.
I sure need to pray like Elisha…that God open my eyes to the
chariots of fire around me….so I can stop being held back by my own fears of
failure and loneliness. I need a fresh
look at the world of hope that awaits me… so I can step out in boldness to
speak about his love to others who are trapped by satan in their fears.
It also reminds me that having open eyes might just help me
see satan coming at me the next time….and I might just recognize him for what
he is…a liar …and father of confusion.
If my eyes are open….my heart will see the scales of his next ploy to
take my focus off of God…and I will stand strong against his attack as I cling
to the father …and hold his hand even tighter.
I am thinking of that blind man Jesus healed in Acts 9…you
know…Saul. His scales were so thick his
heart had turned completely cold….and satan had him murdering the saints ….the
ones God was raising to spread the gospel story of his sacrifice on the cross. God had to completely blind him…..and send Ananias
to pray over him. I love the part where
the scales dropped from his eyes….and his heart was completely transformed ….so
that he became the new man…Paul. The thick
scales satan had covered his eyes with …..fell to the ground so Paul could see
the love of God. Oh what we could do if
we allowed the scales to drop from our own eyes…and embrace the call of God to
spread his love through the word of God.
Father…thank you for this story that reminds me that satan
has controlled me long enough. Open my
eyes….and remove the scales of satan that keep me from seeing the path ahead of
me. Show me your great provisions so I
do not let fear grip me….and prevent me from doing your work. Help me to see satan coming toward me so I
can call on you to strengthen and give me courage…and keep my focus on what you
have placed me here to do for you. Amen.
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