Text: 2 Kings 6:1-33
Prophet Elisha would tell the King of Israel what plans were made by the
enemy, Syria (Aram) . Upon discovering this, the King of Syria sent his army to capture Elisha. When the Syrian army arrived, Elisha’s servant was afraid; but Elisha prayed that the servant would have the spiritual ability to see the army of God, surrounding and protecting them. As it turned out, the Syrians were captured, treated well, and then set free.
We are not able to see as Elisha saw; but Scripture tells us that the Kingdom of God is more than what we see with our eyes. We are also in a war that cannot be seen. We fight against spiritual forces of evil (Eph.6:12). The unseen enemies are constantly assaulting us; but we are not even aware and we usually live as though we were at peace. What foolishness! But King Jesus is on the throne of the universe, directing the ongoing conflict, and you and I are called to be engaged in the battle. By God’s grace let us be faithful to our Captain, who gave Himself for us, fought the enemy, and won the victory for us.
Meditate on verse 16. How are you going to apply it to your life?
Almighty Father in heaven, thank You for the Holy Spirit who dwells in us and is stronger than the devil that is in the world. In Your name Jesus Christ we have prayed. Amen.