Daily Devotions
Open Our Eyes!
Reading for April 20th: 2 Kings 6-8
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?" He said, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
2 Kings 6:15-16
Don't you love this story! After Elisha prays for the eyes of his servant to be opened, he sees the mountain of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha protecting him (v 17).
What does this story say to you and me?
1. We're never outnumbered. It may feel like we're few in number. We may even think we're all by ourselves in our fight against evil. But as long as we are standing for truth, God is standing with us!
2. Our eyes can be deceived. The devil is good at minimizing the spiritual and maximizing the temporal before our eyes. We're made to believe that the physical horses and chariots that oppose us are all that there is. But those weak and pitiful weapons are nothing compared to the fiery chariots and heavenly horses that stand ready to come to our defense.
3. We must never be afraid. We can't let the devil intimidate us. We have more than chariots of fire. We have the King of kings and Lord of lords riding on a white horse, whose eyes are a flame of fire, with a sharp sword coming from his mouth, and who is leading the armies of heaven in victory over all the hosts of wickedness (Rev 19).
Why should we ever be afraid?
Father, open our eyes that we might see!
