Scripture Passage
“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. (2 Kings 6:16-17 NLT)
Observation
Again today—so many great stories…so many rich challenges. I love, especially, one challenge from the story of Namaan—how easily pride stands between us and God’s solution to our biggest challenges!
However, today my heart has settled on the remarkable story of Elisha and the Aramean army that begins in 2 Kings 6:8. Long story short, surrounded by that enemy army, Elisha prays that his troubled servant’s eyes would be opened in order that he might *really* see what was going on. “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The Bible says…
The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. (2 Kings 6:17)
Years ago, author Frank Peretti wrote a series of books giving us a glimpse into the spiritual realities we so easily ignore. More recently, I have been reminded of how the impact of the Enlightenment and the resulting value the Western world places on rationalism has significantly narrowed our ability to understand and process our lives. The Scriptures, by contrast, reflect a world-view much more open to spiritual realities that exist beyond the boundaries of the scientific mind. The Bible reminds us that there is more to life than what can be seen under a microscope or measured in the laboratory.
And so my prayer for myself today matches Elisha’s prayer for his young servant—“Open my eyes, Lord, and let me see!” Let me see the forces I face and the help that is at hand—divine “horses and chariots of fire!”
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