Week Fifteen 01/22-01/26
Week Fifteen 01/22-01/26
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Kings 6:16-17 “So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us
are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I
pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then 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.”
Where are you fixing your eyes? I’ve
been reminding this week to have a heavenly perspective. In this area of
scripture, Elisha is sought after by the king of Syria because Elisha keeps
telling the king of Israel when they are going to attack. One day, Elisha’s
servant looked out to find they were completely surrounded by an army of horses
and chariots. In fear, he asked Elisha what they should do. Elisha’s response
was to ask the Lord to open his servant’s eyes. This was done so that he could
see that the Lord had actually surrounded them with horses and chariots of
fire. I find myself far too often letting my circumstances effect my thoughts
and perspective. When we allow fear to cloud our sight, we lose any clarity of
the decisions we are to make. If you look at the physical circumstances, you’ll
most likely make bad decisions. When we fix our eyes on Jesus, all our fears and
worries are removed. As we draw nearer to His presence, our sight becomes
clearer. More times than not I forget the God is the Lord angel armies; His
angels fight for us and surround us. God’s promise stands that he will never
leave nor forsake us, not even in the most helpless situations. When it looked
as though there would be no escape, the Lord revealed Himself to Elisha’s
servant and restored hope. All throughout training it was easy to look at the
end point, instead of focusing on what was right in front of me. In doing so, I
lose sight of all the God wants to do right here and right now. Things don’t
always look the way you’d expect them to either. The story ends with the Syrian
army being led to Samaria, having a feast, and leaving them alone. I expect
things to look how I would like them to not always trusting that God is the God
of the impossible. This week we fasted and prayed and some of my prayers
included the salvation of my younger siblings. At some points I doubted God’s
ability to do a work in their lives, especially because they are young. On
Sunday, the day after we broke the fast, my sister texted me to let me know
that she and my younger brother had given their lives to Jesus and would be
getting baptized soon. Praise the Lord!
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