And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
I pray Lord, that you open my eyes that I may see what you want me to see, and I may know what you want me to know. Not only my eyes, but also the eyes of the reader that they might see what you want them to see, know what you want them to know. In Jesus' name. Amen.
We are sometimes blinded by the things that are around us by the things that are in front of us. You know, like, can't see the forest for the trees.
It is very important that our spiritual eyes are open and that we see correctly the things that are around us. It is the enemy's job to blind us. His job is to put us off course. He is there to challenge our faith in God. He will challenge us in Gods ability to protect and keep us.
We can't always see things that God is doing for us.
There is a song by Andraé Crouch called "Got Me Some Angels Watching Over Me". He describes angels of protection,
"they may not be in robes of white, but in armor ready to fight".
We have often seen the depictions of the soft angels on robes, but in the last few years we have seen angels in battle armor, more rightfully so.
The young lad in this scripture obviously had eyes to see. However all he could see, was the host gather against the prophet
Our perception of this world is often skewed by the things of this world. The things of the world with lights, bells and whistles will draw us in so that hidden from us are the true and& real things.
In this passage the prophet prayed.
Who knew that prayer could be such an eye opener.
Prayer will give you sight where there is no sight. It will give you vision where there is no vision.
People who always pray seem to have the vision long before everyone else. Without a vision of what is to come people perish.
A simple and very direct prayer the prophet prayed. Lord I pray thee open the eyes of the young lad. Immediately his eyes were open. He now had the knowledge of what was really around him. Fear left him. His confidence restored.
Lord open our eyes!
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