We’ve noted before how God is working even when we can’t see him. Today’s reading has lots of references to sight and being able to see the truth. We may struggle with seeing God at work today. That doesn’t mean God stopped working but perhaps that we have a problem with our “spiritual eyesight.”
Just like Elisha’s servant let fear engulf him when he saw the enemy surrounding Elisha, we can feel paralyzed at times. The young servant’s faith was a little wobbly it appears, but Elisha soon reminded him to look closer. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Elisha asked God to help the young man see and immediately the man could see God’s heavenly army coming to the rescue. We’ve probably had an army like that fighting our battles too—we just couldn’t see.
Continue reading “2 Kings 6:8-23 – Whom Shall I Fear?”
