2 Kings 6:15-18 "When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked. “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike this army with blindness.”So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked."
How many times have we felt like this servant, proclaiming fear and doom and gloom because all we see is the armies amassed against us? We cry out, "LORD, what shall we do?" and He opens our eyes.
Well, He opens our eyes if we want to see and if we quiet ourselves enough to listen to His voice, saying "Don't be afraid. Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." Even if the warring angels were not present, the Lord's Presence is more than enough to route the enemy.
When we have faith, even as small as a mustard seed-
then He will use that very small amount of faith and allow us to see what HE sees in the spiritual, not just what we see in the natural.
I've quoted the scripture before that Jesus is always interceding for us. He wants us to see - Our Father wants us to see what HE sees. But not just to see it, believe it! THAT, my friends, is faith.
Jesus has already defeated the enemy - satan - lucifer - any and all of his demonic horde -- we must come to believe THAT if we are to overcome and defeat him/them in our lives. Jesus has done the work, but that doesn't mean we sit back and do nothing. Francis Frangipane has a book called, "This Day We Fight". I don't usually promote anything one here, but this is an excellent book on rising out of ourselves and learning to fight. Yeah, we have to fight the enemy... but it's alongside of Jesus... and in knowing that we have the victory. It may not look like it or feel like it at the time, but Jesus already has set us free. Our job is to not listen to the flesh, the world and the devil - to pick up our swords and any other weapon the Lord has given us and shoot the Word of God, shoot faith, shoot hope, shoot trust, shoot love, shoot patience, etc. right back at the enemy.
If we resist him, he will flee (James 4:7-8). Doesn't mean he won't come back, but does mean that if we've persevere in our resistance, he learn that we are going to back down... then he'll go pick on someone else... right after he gets a good butt-kicking from his boss. Sometimes, he tries harder. We ask others around us for help - for prayer, for support - and route the enemy that way.
So, if you're in the midst of a battle right now between the forces of darkness and Light... know that the Light always wins. Have faith - there are more with us than with them!
Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) - Chris Tomlin
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