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 6:17
In 2 Kings 6 there is an account of when the King of Aram was at war with Israel. The king was becoming very angry because every time the Arameans would plan an attack, it was like Israel always knew ahead of time what they were going to do. And he was sure there was a spy or traitor in the camp. But what he didn’t know was that the prophet Elisha was divinely revealing the plans to Israel.
That is until one day while meeting with his leaders, one of them said there was no spy or traitor, it was Elisha who would go to the King of Israel and reveal to him the plans. So the king told them to go find where Elisha was staying so he could be captured. Over night the Aramean army surrounded the city where Elisha was staying. In the morning when they woke up, Elisha’s servant was frightened by the sight of the enemy surrounding the city. And he went to tell Elisha, but instead of fearing the enemy Elisha prayed for his servant’s eyes to be open. In a instant he could see the hill filled with horses and chariots of fire.
As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please make them blind.” And they were, which allowed Elisha to tell them they were at the wrong city and led them into Samaria. There instead of destroying them, they were fed and sent home. And they stayed away from Israel. Sometimes we’re like Elisha’s servant we get so focused on what we see and hear and even feel, we don’t give ourselves opportunity to see into the supernatural world where God lives. Think about it, even the enemy when they got their sight back realized how amazing God is and they knew He was not to be be toyed with. So next time you’re only seeing the enemy, ask God to open your eyes to see what He sees and know the battle has already been won. For when God is for you, who can be against you.
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