Word for Today............It's not what it looks like
Scripture: And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17
the Lord opened the eyes of the young man and he SAW!!!!
Elisha was a prophet of God who gave counsel to the king of Israel on whether or not to fight a particular enemy. Well, the Syrians waged war against Israel and the king of Syria sent a large army of fighters to overtake Elisha because he counseled the king of Israel and told him all of the Syrians hiding places. When the servants of Elisha saw the host of Syrians they became afraid. Just like we do! We become afraid that things aren't turning out the way we planned or that our enemy, the devil, will consume us. However, Elisha told his servants that although there were a great host of enemies, there was more for them than were against them. WHAT!! Was he crazy! Now it seemed stupid to say that Elisha had more men on his winning team, because there were only a few of them in the valley with him and the Syrians had a great NUMBER. To the naked eyes, it seemed that they were going to be devoured and taking out, but Elisha had eyes that saw not as ordinary men see. He saw in the spirit, beyond his natural eyes or instincts.
We are facing many enemies and it seems to our natural eyes that we are in the valley alone. But I pray today that God will open your spiritual eyes to see that he is with you. The word of the Lord declares that if God be for us, He is more than the WHOLE world against us. So take courage and know that God has sent you a heavenly host to fight for you, just like he did for Elisha and his servants. Our trials and afflictions aren't going to bring us down, for God will fight for us and it may look hopeless, but SEE what God sees and SAY what he said. For He said that He would be with us ALWAYS!!!
Have A Blessed Day!
