“OPEN THE EYES!”

“OPEN THE EYES!”

2 Kings 6:15-22                                            (ESV)
“15 When the servant of the man of GOD rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"
16 He said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
17 Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, please “OPEN HIS EYES that he may see." So 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.
18 And when the Syrians came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD and said, "Please strike this people with blindness." So he struck them with blindness in accordance with the prayer of Elisha.
19 And Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." And he led them to Samaria.
20 As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O LORD, “OPEN THE EYES” of these men, that they may see." So the LORD OPENED THEIR EYES and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21 As soon as the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, shall I strike them down? Shall I strike them down?"
22 He answered, "YOU SHALL NOT strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master."

As a new year and decade is upon us, my prayer is that I will be a soldier whom has sought guidance and direction from THE LORD, whom GOD has “OPENED THE EYES” to be able to SEE that HIS ARMY far outnumbers the armies of the enemy and that HE has already been declared THE WINNER!  As a mere mortal, being able to see as a natural person limits our perception of what is REALLY going on around us.  But GOD created satan (Romans 1:25) just like HE created me.

The enemy isn’t even in the same stratosphere as ALMIGHTY GOD is, so why do humans ever doubt GOD’S ability to be victorious?  Elisha KNEW WHO GOD was, and he wanted those around him to SEE what he knew was going on in their surroundings.   IF WE COULD SEE, like those Elisha prayed for, the “mountain was FULL OF HORSES AND CHARIOTS OF FIRE ALL AROUND ELISHA”, we would have a TOTALLY different perspective in life.  We would KNOW that the enemy is a defeated foe, that GOD is in control of EVERYTHING, even the air we breathe (Isaiah 42:5)!

“OPEN THE EYES” of this servant LORD and cause me to live victoriously, being a testimony to YOUR GRACE for those who currently cannot see that YOU are GOD!