An interesting situation unfolds when one reads 2 Kings 6. The Syrian king is preparing to attack Israel. Secretly (so he thinks) he plots and plans with his trusted leaders, but no one can keep secrets from God. God lets Elisha in on the plans and Elisha tells the King of Israel. The Syrian king questions his advisors to find out if one of them is the traitor, and they are quick to point out that God’s prophet Elisha knew even the most intimate of Syria’s plans. They tell him that Elisha can even tell Israel’s king what the Syrian king speaks in his bedroom! Funny stuff!

As you might imagine, the Syrian king sets out to “silence” Elisha. When the Syrian army surrounds Elisha’s home, his servant gets quite nervous. Yet Elisha encourages him to not be afraid and asks God to give the servant a glimpse of what is going on “behind the scenes.” What the servant sees is God’s heavenly army on chariots of fire surrounding the Syrian army. Just a glimpse into the spiritual realm emboldened the servant. He realized that they were not alone and that God was fighting this battle for them. Read the story. The ending is incredibly funny, at least to me it is, the way God allowed Elisha to embarrass the Syrian army.

But, friend, take courage in the fact that God has not left you alone to face your battles either. Something is always going on behind the scenes in your life. I like to say it this way NOTHING is never happening. If you could only see what God is doing in the spiritual realm of your life you would never be afraid. God, who is for you, is fighting for you, and HE IS UNDEFEATED!

Take courage when facing the obstacles you CAN see by remembering the forces of heaven that you CAN’T see are already deployed on your behalf. As Elisha said to his servant, “Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us outnumber those who are with them.” Trust and obey God. Don’t abandon Him, He has not abandoned you.

My prayer for you is the same prayer Elisha prayed for his friend: “Lord, open their eyes and let them see.”